Chemicals in Brazil
Brazil: Chemicals was 11.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chemicals in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2023, chemicals in Brazil stood at 11.1%.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Brazil peaked at 21.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2009.
That places Brazil 51st out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Chemicals in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.2% | — |
| 1992 | 18.7% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | -38.8% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 12.7% | 21.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 14.2% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 37,974 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5858 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,276 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Brazil?
- Chemicals in Brazil was 11.1% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2009.
- How does Brazil rank for chemicals?
- Brazil ranks 51st out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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).