Chemicals in Botswana
Botswana: Chemicals was 10.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Botswana, 1981–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 10.1% for chemicals in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Botswana peaked at 11.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1981.
Botswana ranks 58th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Chemicals in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.8% | — |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +42.7% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | +35.9% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | +38.6% |
| 1986 | 5.7% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | +44.1% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | -24.2% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -47.2% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +94.9% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -42.8% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +73.2% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 1.8% | 9.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.7% | 7.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 442.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7684 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 5,977 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0526 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 408.79 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 4,250 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -0.9223 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Botswana?
- Chemicals in Botswana was 10.1% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1981.
- How does Botswana rank for chemicals?
- Botswana ranks 58th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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).