Chemicals in Libya
Libya: Chemicals was 16.1% in 1980. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Libya, 1964–1980
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 Libya is 16.1%, measured in 1980. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 61.5% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Libya peaked at 16.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1965.
Libya ranks 31st of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Chemicals in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 7.5% | — |
| 1965 | 6.8% | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 10.8% | +59.7% |
| 1967 | 9.8% | -9.6% |
| 1968 | 10.8% | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 13.1% | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 11.8% | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 10.5% | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 6.8% | -34.6% |
| 1973 | 12.9% | +89.3% |
| 1974 | 14.2% | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | -17.1% |
| 1976 | 10.2% | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 8.1% | -21.4% |
| 1978 | 7.5% | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | +32.2% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | +61.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 6.8% | 13.1% | 6 |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 6.8% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More economy & growth data for Libya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 396.85 constant LCU per person (2017)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.7325 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 4,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 8.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 3.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 25,060 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 17.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Libya?
- Chemicals in Libya was 16.1% in 1980, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1965.
- How does Libya rank for chemicals?
- Libya ranks 31st out of 152 countries with data for 1980.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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).