Chemicals in Australia
Australia: Chemicals was 7.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Australia, 1963–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chemicals in Australia is 7.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Australia peaked at 9.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1976.
Australia ranks 80th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Chemicals in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 6.8% | — |
| 1964 | 6.9% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 6.7% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 7.1% | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 7.1% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 7.1% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 6.8% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 6.9% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 7.1% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 7.1% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 6.6% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 6.7% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 7.3% | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 7.6% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 8.0% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 8.3% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.4% | 9.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3592 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 23,391 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.7921 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,934 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Australia?
- Chemicals in Australia was 7.4% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1976.
- How does Australia rank for chemicals?
- Australia ranks 80th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).