Chemicals in Indonesia

Indonesia: Chemicals was 12.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.7%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
42nd
of 153 countries
All-time high
17.6%
in 2008
All-time low
4.7%
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022

Chemicals in Indonesia, 1970–2022

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Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 12.7% for chemicals in 2022.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chemicals in Indonesia peaked at 17.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1971.

Indonesia ranks 42nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Chemicals in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing) in Indonesia, 1970 to 2022.
Year % of value added in manufacturing Change
1970 6.0%
1971 4.7% -22.5%
1972 8.3% +77.0%
1973 7.2% -13.3%
1974 7.5% +3.8%
1975 12.1% +62.4%
1976 12.3% +1.9%
1977 13.8% +11.8%
1978 13.1% -4.8%
1979 10.9% -16.7%
1980 11.4% +4.1%
1981 13.2% +15.6%
1982 13.4% +1.5%
1983 11.8% -11.5%
1984 11.7% -1.1%
1985 12.6% +7.4%
1986 10.8% -14.3%
1987 10.3% -4.8%
1988 10.4% +1.4%
1989 8.7% -16.3%
1990 8.9% +2.9%
1991 11.2% +25.1%
1992 9.2% -17.7%
1993 8.8% -4.2%
1994 9.1% +2.6%
1995 8.5% -6.4%
1996 9.3% +9.9%
1997 9.3% +0.0%
1998 13.5% +44.6%
1999 11.4% -15.5%
2000 10.5% -7.6%
2001 11.0% +4.0%
2002 8.9% -18.9%
2003 11.7% +32.0%
2004 9.5% -19.1%
2005 11.0% +15.6%
2006 11.3% +3.3%
2007 13.3% +17.8%
2008 17.6% +31.8%
2009 17.2% -2.1%
2010 13.8% -19.9%
2011 14.2% +3.4%
2012 12.4% -12.8%
2013 13.5% +8.5%
2014 13.6% +1.2%
2015 12.4% -9.2%
2016 10.0% -19.4%
2017 12.8% +28.3%
2018 10.8% -15.7%
2019 10.1% -6.6%
2020 12.1% +20.1%
2021 12.2% +0.5%
2022 12.7% +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.6% 4.7% 13.8% 10
1980s 11.4% 8.7% 13.4% 10
1990s 9.9% 8.5% 13.5% 10
2000s 12.2% 8.9% 17.6% 10
2010s 12.4% 10.0% 14.2% 10
2020s 12.3% 12.1% 12.7% 3

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 39 Chile 14.2% compare
  2. 40 Argentina 13.8% compare
  3. 41 Uruguay 12.9% compare
  4. 43 Somalia 12.7% compare
  5. 44 Egypt 12.6% compare
  6. 45 Hong Kong, China 12.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chemicals in Indonesia?
Chemicals in Indonesia was 12.7% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
What is the highest chemicals recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1971.
How does Indonesia rank for chemicals?
Indonesia ranks 42nd out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
Is chemicals rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia 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).