United States vs Zambia: Chemicals

United States
19.2%
in 2024
Zambia
18.6%
in 2024
United States rank
20th
Zambia rank
23rd

Chemicals over time

  • United States
  • Zambia
05101520196319932024

How they compare

United States currently reports 19.2% against 18.6% in Zambia, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1963 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 23rd of 153 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 10.4% 4.0% 6.4% United States
1970s 10.0% 9.6% 0.3% United States
1980s 9.7% 10.4% 0.7% Zambia
1990s 11.8% 11.5% 0.3% United States
2010s 16.1% 10.3% 5.8% United States
2020s 18.1% 16.8% 1.3% United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, United States or Zambia?
United States, at 19.2% against 18.6% in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in chemicals between United States and Zambia?
0.6%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do United States and Zambia rank globally for chemicals?
United States ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 23rd 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

Indicator
Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 5,452 data points, 1963–2024
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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).