Chemicals in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Chemicals was 10.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Ethiopia, 1990–2015
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2015, chemicals in Ethiopia stood at 10.6%.
That represents a change of up 105.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Ethiopia peaked at 11.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1991.
Ethiopia ranks 55th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Chemicals in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.4% | — |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +76.5% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +54.4% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -40.9% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +37.7% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +29.4% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.1% | 11.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 703.5 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -15.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 997.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 28.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 127.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 119,101 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,011 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Ethiopia?
- Chemicals in Ethiopia was 10.6% in 2015, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for chemicals?
- Ethiopia ranks 55th out of 153 countries with data for 2015.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).