Chemicals in Canada
Canada: Chemicals was 10.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Canada, 1963–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Canada recorded 10.3% for chemicals in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Canada peaked at 10.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1973.
Canada ranks 57th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Chemicals in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 7.2% | — |
| 1964 | 7.2% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 7.0% | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 7.0% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 7.1% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 7.0% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 7.0% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 7.0% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 6.8% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 6.4% | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 6.8% | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 6.9% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 10.6% | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 10.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More economy & growth data for Canada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8812 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1752 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,759 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7104 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3218 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 17,922 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4499 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Canada?
- Chemicals in Canada was 10.3% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1973.
- How does Canada rank for chemicals?
- Canada ranks 57th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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).