Chemicals in India
India: Chemicals was 17.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in India, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2023, chemicals in India stood at 17.0%.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in India peaked at 23.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1963.
India ranks 27th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Chemicals in India, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 9.6% | — |
| 1964 | 9.6% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 9.7% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 10.2% | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 10.8% | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 12.9% | +19.1% |
| 1969 | 12.7% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 13.6% | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 14.3% | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 15.1% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 15.1% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 14.8% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 14.1% | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 16.0% | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 14.7% | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 14.4% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 14.6% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 15.7% | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 14.4% | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 15.0% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 20.2% | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | +30.1% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 9.6% | 12.9% | 7 |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 13.6% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 14.1% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 13.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 13.6% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 14.9% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 17.0% | 21.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More economy & growth data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.346 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 935.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 30.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 81,663 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.305 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in India?
- Chemicals in India was 17.0% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1963.
- How does India rank for chemicals?
- India ranks 27th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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).