Chemicals in Japan
Japan: Chemicals was 10.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 10.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Japan peaked at 11.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1981.
That places Japan 54th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Chemicals in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 10.7% | — |
| 1964 | 11.0% | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 10.8% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 11.0% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 10.5% | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 10.6% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 9.5% | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 8.8% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 8.9% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 9.1% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 8.6% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 8.7% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 7 |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More economy & growth data for Japan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.4463 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 27,799 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -4.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 34,099 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 152.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 5.16 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.2218 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Japan?
- Chemicals in Japan was 10.8% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1981.
- How does Japan rank for chemicals?
- Japan ranks 54th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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).