Chemicals in Guatemala
Guatemala: Chemicals was 18.4% in 1988. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Guatemala, 1968–1988
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Guatemala
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.86 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,719 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 7,615 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 58,483 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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).