Chemicals in Lebanon
Lebanon: Chemicals was 14.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Lebanon, 1998–2020
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2020, chemicals in Lebanon stood at 14.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Lebanon peaked at 14.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1998.
Lebanon ranks 37th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Chemicals in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.6% | — |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +42.5% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 10.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.5% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3558 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,592 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 22.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 219.26 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 27.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 4,387 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Lebanon?
- Chemicals in Lebanon was 14.6% in 2020, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1998.
- How does Lebanon rank for chemicals?
- Lebanon ranks 37th out of 153 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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).