Chemicals in Colombia
Colombia: Chemicals was 18.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Colombia, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 18.0% for chemicals in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Colombia peaked at 19.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1963.
That places Colombia 25th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Chemicals in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 10.0% | — |
| 1964 | 10.5% | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 11.0% | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 12.4% | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 13.2% | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 12.8% | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 12.2% | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 11.0% | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 12.4% | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 14.3% | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 12.7% | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 10.9% | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 11.9% | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 11.6% | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 13.2% | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 12.8% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 13.1% | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 13.8% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 15.9% | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 16.0% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 10.0% | 13.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 10.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 14.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.9% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.9% | 19.3% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,219 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1549 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,326 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 12.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 627.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Colombia?
- Chemicals in Colombia was 18.0% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1963.
- How does Colombia rank for chemicals?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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).