Chemicals in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Chemicals was 10.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
10.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
55th
of 153 countries
All-time high
11.0%
in 2013
All-time low
2.0%
in 1991
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Chemicals in Ethiopia, 1990–2015

246810121990200220151990: 2.4 % of value added in manufacturing1991: 2 % of value added in manufacturing1992: 2.3 % of value added in manufacturing1993: 4 % of value added in manufacturing1994: 4.1 % of value added in manufacturing1995: 3.8 % of value added in manufacturing1996: 3.8 % of value added in manufacturing1997: 4.6 % of value added in manufacturing1998: 7.1 % of value added in manufacturing1999: 4.2 % of value added in manufacturing2000: 4.7 % of value added in manufacturing2001: 4.7 % of value added in manufacturing2002: 5.2 % of value added in manufacturing2003: 5.2 % of value added in manufacturing2004: 5.9 % of value added in manufacturing2005: 5.2 % of value added in manufacturing2006: 4.4 % of value added in manufacturing2007: 4.9 % of value added in manufacturing2008: 5.8 % of value added in manufacturing2009: 8 % of value added in manufacturing2010: 8.1 % of value added in manufacturing2011: 8.9 % of value added in manufacturing2012: 8.5 % of value added in manufacturing2013: 11 % of value added in manufacturing2014: 10.6 % of value added in manufacturing2015: 10.6 % of value added in manufacturing

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

Annual values for Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing) in Ethiopia, 1990 to 2015.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 52 Uganda 11.1% compare
  2. 53 China 10.8% compare
  3. 54 Japan 10.8% compare
  4. 56 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.4% compare
  5. 57 Canada 10.3% compare
  6. 58 Botswana 10.1% compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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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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Indicator
Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 5,452 data points, 1963–2024
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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).