Chemicals in Finland
Finland: Chemicals was 10.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Finland, 1963–2021
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Finland recorded 10.0% for chemicals in 2021.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 199.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Finland peaked at 13.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2011.
Finland ranks 61st of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chemicals in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 6.1% | — |
| 1964 | 6.6% | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 7.2% | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 6.7% | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 6.2% | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 5.9% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 6.6% | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 6.9% | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 7.1% | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 6.3% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 7.3% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 6.6% | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +59.7% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -62.4% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +178.6% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -35.7% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +35.6% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 3.3% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.0% | 11.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More economy & growth data for Finland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 35,032 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 55,442 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8738 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 49,065 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.2969 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Finland?
- Chemicals in Finland was 10.0% in 2021, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2011.
- How does Finland rank for chemicals?
- Finland ranks 61st out of 153 countries with data for 2021.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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).