Chemicals in Bahrain

Bahrain: Chemicals was 16.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
16.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
29th
of 153 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 2005
All-time low
12.3%
in 2007
Years of data
18
2001–2018

Chemicals in Bahrain, 2001–2018

05101520252001200920182001: 18.7 % of value added in manufacturing2002: 18.2 % of value added in manufacturing2003: 21.5 % of value added in manufacturing2004: 21.8 % of value added in manufacturing2005: 23.8 % of value added in manufacturing2006: 14.1 % of value added in manufacturing2007: 12.3 % of value added in manufacturing2008: 17 % of value added in manufacturing2009: 14.7 % of value added in manufacturing2010: 14.1 % of value added in manufacturing2011: 16 % of value added in manufacturing2012: 14.2 % of value added in manufacturing2013: 14.5 % of value added in manufacturing2014: 15.2 % of value added in manufacturing2015: 13.7 % of value added in manufacturing2016: 16.1 % of value added in manufacturing2017: 16.1 % of value added in manufacturing2018: 16.1 % of value added in manufacturing

Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 16.1% for chemicals in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chemicals in Bahrain peaked at 23.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2007.

Bahrain ranks 29th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Chemicals in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing) in Bahrain, 2001 to 2018.
Year % of value added in manufacturing Change
2001 18.7%
2002 18.2% -2.7%
2003 21.5% +18.2%
2004 21.8% +1.7%
2005 23.8% +9.1%
2006 14.1% -40.6%
2007 12.3% -13.3%
2008 17.0% +38.8%
2009 14.7% -13.9%
2010 14.1% -4.0%
2011 16.0% +13.5%
2012 14.2% -10.8%
2013 14.5% +1.8%
2014 15.2% +4.8%
2015 13.7% -9.7%
2016 16.1% +17.3%
2017 16.1% +0.0%
2018 16.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.0% 12.3% 23.8% 9
2010s 15.1% 13.7% 16.1% 9

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 26 Singapore 17.8% compare
  2. 27 India 17.0% compare
  3. 28 Slovenia 16.3% compare
  4. 30 El Salvador 16.1%
  5. 31 Libya 16.1%
  6. 32 Pakistan 15.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chemicals in Bahrain?
Chemicals in Bahrain was 16.1% in 2018, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
What is the highest chemicals recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2007.
How does Bahrain rank for chemicals?
Bahrain ranks 29th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is chemicals rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain 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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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).