Chemicals in Egypt
Egypt: Chemicals was 12.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Egypt, 1964–2022
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2022, chemicals in Egypt stood at 12.6%.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Egypt peaked at 21.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2014.
That places Egypt 44th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Chemicals in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 13.4% | — |
| 1965 | 12.3% | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 11.6% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 11.3% | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 11.8% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 11.7% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 11.3% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | -24.5% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 9.6% | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 8.3% | -13.7% |
| 1976 | 9.1% | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 10.4% | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 9.2% | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 8.8% | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +40.5% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | +37.1% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | -40.9% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 11.4% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | +53.2% |
| 1991 | 10.8% | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -28.5% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 13.4% | 6 |
| 1970s | 9.6% | 8.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 8.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 8.4% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 14.8% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 8.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.6% | 15.6% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -10.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0841 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 259.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -18.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0545 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 168.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 2.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Egypt?
- Chemicals in Egypt was 12.6% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for chemicals?
- Egypt ranks 44th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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).