Puerto Rico vs Switzerland: Chemicals
Chemicals over time
- Puerto Rico
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 33.3% against 29.2% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 153 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 16.1% | 43.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 19.1% | 42.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 28.1% | 12.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 34.6% | 2.8% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chemicals, Puerto Rico or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 33.3% against 29.2% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in chemicals between Puerto Rico and Switzerland?
- 4.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Switzerland rank globally for chemicals?
- Puerto Rico ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) division 24. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).