Chemicals in Chile
Chile: Chemicals was 14.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Chemicals in Chile, 1963–2017
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chemicals in Chile is 14.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 697.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Chile peaked at 14.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2016.
Chile ranks 39th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Chemicals in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 8.4% | — |
| 1964 | 8.3% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 9.3% | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 9.2% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 7.7% | -16.0% |
| 1968 | 5.9% | -24.1% |
| 1969 | 5.1% | -13.2% |
| 1970 | 4.9% | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 5.0% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 7.0% | +39.7% |
| 1973 | 9.7% | +38.9% |
| 1974 | 7.6% | -21.3% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 8.7% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 9.4% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 7.6% | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 7.6% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 9.7% | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 8.4% | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 8.4% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -71.6% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -31.4% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +697.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 5.1% | 9.3% | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 4.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 1.8% | 14.2% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Chile
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,700 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3042 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 5,474 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 289.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Chile?
- Chemicals in Chile was 14.2% in 2017, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2016.
- How does Chile rank for chemicals?
- Chile ranks 39th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Chile 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).