United States vs Zambia: Chemicals
Chemicals over time
- United States
- Zambia
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
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).