Chemicals in Greece
Greece: Chemicals was 9.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Greece, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chemicals in Greece is 9.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Greece peaked at 13.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2010.
Greece ranks 63rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Chemicals in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 6.8% | — |
| 1964 | 6.7% | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 8.7% | +30.7% |
| 1966 | 8.3% | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 9.3% | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 9.8% | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 9.1% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 9.9% | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 8.7% | -12.6% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 9.8% | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 9.5% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 8.4% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 8.2% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 8.1% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -44.7% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +27.9% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -47.3% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +71.5% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +45.6% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 6.7% | 9.8% | 7 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 4.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.9% | 13.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,647 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1526 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 4,112 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1307 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Greece?
- Chemicals in Greece was 9.9% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2010.
- How does Greece rank for chemicals?
- Greece ranks 63rd out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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).