Chemicals in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Chemicals was 5.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Chemicals in Côte d'Ivoire, 1965–2022
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 5.5% for chemicals in 2022.
That represents a change of up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 83.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1999.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 107th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chemicals in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 7.3% | — |
| 1966 | 5.8% | -20.2% |
| 1967 | 6.0% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 6.8% | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 7.0% | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 6.3% | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 7.0% | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 6.7% | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 5.9% | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 7.3% | +34.0% |
| 1976 | 7.6% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 5.6% | -26.6% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | +24.7% |
| 1979 | 7.1% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | -16.3% |
| 1986 | 6.3% | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 83.8% | +1098.2% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -86.6% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -58.2% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -24.3% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +70.4% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -36.9% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -19.6% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 5.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.5%, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 5.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.0%, 91% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chemicals in Côte d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +1098.2% | 7.0% | 83.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 5.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 5.7% | 83.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 3.8% | 12.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 8.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 104 Republic of Moldova 5.7% compare
- 105 Dominican Republic 5.6% compare
- 106 Serbia 5.5% compare
- 108 Bulgaria 5.4% compare
- 109 Mozambique 5.3% compare
- 110 Honduras 5.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 227.78 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.12 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 25.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 97.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0871 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 265.63 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Chemicals in Côte d'Ivoire was 5.5% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 1989.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1999.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for chemicals?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 107th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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).