Chemicals in Israel
Israel: Chemicals was 22.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Israel, 1963–2010
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2010, chemicals in Israel stood at 22.4%. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.7% on the previous year and up 117.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Israel peaked at 22.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1973.
That places Israel 15th out of 153 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Chemicals in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 6.4% | — |
| 1964 | 6.9% | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 6.9% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 8.5% | +24.8% |
| 1968 | 7.6% | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 7.0% | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 7.4% | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 7.4% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 7.5% | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 8.4% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 7.9% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 7.8% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 7.7% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.5% | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | +31.1% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 6.3% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 8.3% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 10.3% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 12 Nigeria 25.7% compare
- 13 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.2% compare
- 14 Kuwait 22.8% compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 21.9% compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 21.5% compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Israel
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 101,122 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3647 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 22,007 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7353 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Israel?
- Chemicals in Israel was 22.4% in 2010, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1973.
- How does Israel rank for chemicals?
- Israel ranks 15th out of 153 countries with data for 2010.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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).