Chemicals in Benin
Benin: Chemicals was 6.6% in 1981. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Benin, 1974–1981
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Benin recorded 6.6% for chemicals in 1981. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 112.0% over ten years.
Benin ranks 90th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Chemicals in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3.1% | — |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 4.0% | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | -20.7% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | +20.5% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | +36.6% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.6642 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 99.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 164,555 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.6225 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 275.24 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3543 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Benin?
- Chemicals in Benin was 6.6% in 1981, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for chemicals?
- Benin ranks 90th out of 153 countries with data for 1981.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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).