Chemicals in China
China: Chemicals was 10.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Chemicals in China, 1980–2019
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
China recorded 10.8% for chemicals in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in China peaked at 13.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1993.
That places China 53rd out of 153 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Chemicals in China, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.3% | — |
| 1981 | 11.5% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 11.8% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | -16.2% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 11.3% | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 12.2% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 12.8% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.4% | 10.0% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 9.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
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More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,001 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.4804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3965 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,271 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 37,938 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in China?
- Chemicals in China was 10.8% in 2019, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1993.
- How does China rank for chemicals?
- China ranks 53rd out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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).