Chemicals in Guatemala

Guatemala: Chemicals was 18.4% in 1988. ▲ Rising

Latest (1988)
18.4%
Change on year
up 23.8%
World rank
24th
of 153 countries
All-time high
18.4%
in 1988
All-time low
10.3%
in 1968
Years of data
19
1968–1988

Chemicals in Guatemala, 1968–1988

051015201968197819881968: 10.3 % of value added in manufacturing1971: 12.4 % of value added in manufacturing1972: 13 % of value added in manufacturing1973: 16.2 % of value added in manufacturing1974: 16.5 % of value added in manufacturing1975: 15.4 % of value added in manufacturing1976: 14.4 % of value added in manufacturing1977: 13.4 % of value added in manufacturing1978: 12.2 % of value added in manufacturing1979: 16 % of value added in manufacturing1980: 17.4 % of value added in manufacturing1981: 16.1 % of value added in manufacturing1982: 17.3 % of value added in manufacturing1983: 15.9 % of value added in manufacturing1984: 16.3 % of value added in manufacturing1985: 16.3 % of value added in manufacturing1986: 15.4 % of value added in manufacturing1987: 14.9 % of value added in manufacturing1988: 18.4 % of value added in manufacturing

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 Guatemala is 18.4%, measured in 1988. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chemicals in Guatemala peaked at 18.4% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1968.

Guatemala ranks 24th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Chemicals in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing) in Guatemala, 1968 to 1988.
Year % of value added in manufacturing Change
1968 10.3%
1971 12.4% +20.5%
1972 13.0% +4.1%
1973 16.2% +24.8%
1974 16.5% +2.1%
1975 15.4% -6.8%
1976 14.4% -6.3%
1977 13.4% -7.3%
1978 12.2% -8.8%
1979 16.0% +31.1%
1980 17.4% +8.7%
1981 16.1% -7.6%
1982 17.3% +7.8%
1983 15.9% -8.3%
1984 16.3% +2.9%
1985 16.3% +0.1%
1986 15.4% -5.8%
1987 14.9% -3.4%
1988 18.4% +23.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.3% 10.3% 10.3% 1
1970s 14.4% 12.2% 16.5% 9
1980s 16.4% 14.9% 18.4% 9

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 21 Jamaica 18.8% compare
  2. 22 Morocco 18.7% compare
  3. 23 Zambia 18.6% compare
  4. 25 Colombia 18.0% compare
  5. 26 Singapore 17.8% compare
  6. 27 India 17.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chemicals in Guatemala?
Chemicals in Guatemala was 18.4% in 1988, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
What is the highest chemicals recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 1988.
What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1968.
How does Guatemala rank for chemicals?
Guatemala ranks 24th out of 153 countries with data for 1988.
Is chemicals rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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).