Chemicals in Jordan
Jordan: Chemicals was 14.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Jordan, 1963–2022
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 Jordan is 14.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Jordan peaked at 21.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1963.
That places Jordan 36th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chemicals in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.7% | — |
| 1964 | 3.3% | +92.8% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | +49.1% |
| 1966 | 5.4% | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 5.8% | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 6.1% | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 5.8% | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 12.6% | +106.2% |
| 1974 | 6.9% | -45.2% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 6.1% | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | -32.2% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | +93.3% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | +25.8% |
| 1983 | 9.4% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 10.1% | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | -29.5% |
| 1986 | 9.2% | +28.3% |
| 1987 | 10.1% | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 11.0% | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 20.9% | +89.7% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | -29.3% |
| 1991 | 16.7% | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 13.3% | -19.1% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 20.6% | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 1.7% | 6.1% | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 4.1% | 12.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 7.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.3% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.9% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.6% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.3% | 14.8% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Jordan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 21.37 % change on previous year (2007)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3027 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 758.58 current US$ per person (2007)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 21.37 % change on previous year (2007)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2146 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 537.83 current LCU per person (2007)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 18.66 % change on previous year (2007)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Jordan?
- Chemicals in Jordan was 14.8% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1963.
- How does Jordan rank for chemicals?
- Jordan ranks 36th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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).