Chemicals in Estonia
Estonia: Chemicals was 2.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chemicals in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2023, chemicals in Estonia stood at 2.8%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Estonia peaked at 6.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2023.
Estonia ranks 135th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Chemicals in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.4% | — |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +40.1% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -36.7% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.466 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 16,040 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -0.1307 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.325 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 11,187 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 25,509 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Estonia?
- Chemicals in Estonia was 2.8% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for chemicals?
- Estonia ranks 135th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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).