Chemicals in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Chemicals was 9.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
67th
of 153 countries
All-time high
10.4%
in 2010
All-time low
2.3%
in 1991
Years of data
44
1970–2019

Chemicals in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1970–2019

2468101970199420191970: 5.7 % of value added in manufacturing1971: 6 % of value added in manufacturing1972: 5.9 % of value added in manufacturing1973: 5.5 % of value added in manufacturing1974: 4.9 % of value added in manufacturing1975: 4.6 % of value added in manufacturing1976: 5.4 % of value added in manufacturing1977: 5.3 % of value added in manufacturing1978: 5.2 % of value added in manufacturing1979: 5.5 % of value added in manufacturing1980: 3.2 % of value added in manufacturing1981: 3.9 % of value added in manufacturing1982: 3.1 % of value added in manufacturing1983: 4.1 % of value added in manufacturing1984: 4.9 % of value added in manufacturing1985: 3.4 % of value added in manufacturing1986: 2.9 % of value added in manufacturing1987: 2.7 % of value added in manufacturing1988: 2.4 % of value added in manufacturing1989: 3.1 % of value added in manufacturing1990: 2.8 % of value added in manufacturing1991: 2.3 % of value added in manufacturing1992: 2.7 % of value added in manufacturing1993: 3.2 % of value added in manufacturing1994: 3.1 % of value added in manufacturing1995: 3.4 % of value added in manufacturing1996: 3.5 % of value added in manufacturing1997: 3.1 % of value added in manufacturing1998: 5.1 % of value added in manufacturing1999: 6.2 % of value added in manufacturing2000: 4.2 % of value added in manufacturing2001: 4.6 % of value added in manufacturing2002: 4.6 % of value added in manufacturing2003: 4.6 % of value added in manufacturing2004: 4.6 % of value added in manufacturing2006: 10.4 % of value added in manufacturing2007: 10.4 % of value added in manufacturing2008: 10.4 % of value added in manufacturing2009: 10.4 % of value added in manufacturing2010: 10.4 % of value added in manufacturing2012: 8.4 % of value added in manufacturing2017: 9.4 % of value added in manufacturing2018: 9.4 % of value added in manufacturing2019: 9.4 % of value added in manufacturing

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

Analysis

In 2019, chemicals in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 9.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chemicals in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 10.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1991.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 67th out of 153 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Chemicals in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1970 to 2019.
Year % of value added in manufacturing Change
1970 5.7%
1971 6.0% +6.6%
1972 5.9% -2.8%
1973 5.5% -5.9%
1974 4.9% -10.9%
1975 4.6% -6.4%
1976 5.4% +18.4%
1977 5.3% -3.2%
1978 5.2% -0.9%
1979 5.5% +6.1%
1980 3.2% -43.0%
1981 3.9% +24.6%
1982 3.1% -20.8%
1983 4.1% +30.4%
1984 4.9% +19.2%
1985 3.4% -30.8%
1986 2.9% -13.4%
1987 2.7% -6.6%
1988 2.4% -9.9%
1989 3.1% +24.8%
1990 2.8% -9.9%
1991 2.3% -15.3%
1992 2.7% +16.6%
1993 3.2% +16.1%
1994 3.1% -2.7%
1995 3.4% +12.3%
1996 3.5% +2.6%
1997 3.1% -12.9%
1998 5.1% +65.9%
1999 6.2% +21.7%
2000 4.2% -32.7%
2001 4.6% +9.7%
2002 4.6% +0.0%
2003 4.6% +0.0%
2004 4.6% +0.0%
2006 10.4% +127.1%
2007 10.4% +0.0%
2008 10.4% +0.0%
2009 10.4% +0.0%
2010 10.4% +0.1%
2012 8.4% -19.2%
2017 9.4% +11.9%
2018 9.4% +0.0%
2019 9.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.4% 4.6% 6.0% 10
1980s 3.4% 2.4% 4.9% 10
1990s 3.5% 2.3% 6.2% 10
2000s 7.1% 4.2% 10.4% 9
2010s 9.4% 8.4% 10.4% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is chemicals in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Chemicals in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 9.4% in 2019, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
What is the highest chemicals recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1991.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for chemicals?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 67th out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is chemicals rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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).