Chemicals in Cameroon
Cameroon: Chemicals was 3.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Chemicals in Cameroon, 1970–2018
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.6% for chemicals in 2018.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Cameroon peaked at 10.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2001.
That places Cameroon 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Chemicals in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.4% | — |
| 1971 | 5.7% | +70.5% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 6.6% | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | -32.1% |
| 1979 | 2.8% | -36.1% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 4.5% | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 5.3% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | -14.0% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | +19.3% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | -46.0% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +32.0% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +35.8% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -46.5% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +371.1% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -62.3% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 2.8% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 5.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 2.2% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 124 Sri Lanka 4.0% compare
- 125 Gambia 3.9% compare
- 126 Luxembourg 3.6% compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 3.6% compare
- 129 Mali 3.4%
- 130 Papua New Guinea 3.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 381.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 112.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 222,011 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Cameroon?
- Chemicals in Cameroon was 3.6% in 2018, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for chemicals?
- Cameroon ranks 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Cameroon 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).