Chemicals in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Chemicals was 3.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Chemicals in Bangladesh, 1967–2020
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 Bangladesh is 3.1%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Bangladesh peaked at 20.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 133rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Chemicals in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 9.9% | — |
| 1968 | 12.3% | +24.5% |
| 1969 | 9.3% | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 11.0% | +19.0% |
| 1971 | 12.1% | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 15.2% | +25.5% |
| 1973 | 11.9% | -21.5% |
| 1974 | 12.6% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 15.6% | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 13.2% | -15.3% |
| 1978 | 12.4% | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 16.3% | +32.2% |
| 1980 | 15.6% | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 17.2% | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 17.6% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 13.7% | -21.9% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 16.8% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 17.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 20.2% | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | -30.3% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -28.9% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -44.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.5%, 47% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 12.3% | 3 |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 11.0% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 13.7% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 11.1% | 17.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.10 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Bangladesh?
- Chemicals in Bangladesh was 3.1% in 2020, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for chemicals?
- Bangladesh ranks 133rd out of 153 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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).