Chemicals in Fiji
Fiji: Chemicals was 6.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Fiji, 1968–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 6.1% for chemicals in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Fiji peaked at 7.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1973.
That places Fiji 98th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Chemicals in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4.0% | — |
| 1970 | 3.0% | -25.4% |
| 1971 | 3.1% | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | -27.0% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -32.0% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | +29.6% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +61.1% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | +95.5% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 5.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | -27.4% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | +31.0% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +27.1% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -51.0% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +121.6% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -33.6% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 95 Philippines 6.4% compare
- 96 Ghana 6.3% compare
- 97 Cape Verde 6.1% compare
- 99 Macau, China 6.1% compare
- 100 Peru 6.0% compare
- 101 Lesotho 6.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Fiji
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 7,930 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,291 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4557 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 2,928 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 14.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Fiji?
- Chemicals in Fiji was 6.1% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1973.
- How does Fiji rank for chemicals?
- Fiji ranks 98th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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).