Chemicals in Malaysia
Malaysia: Chemicals was 9.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Malaysia, 1968–2022
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 9.7% for chemicals in 2022.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Malaysia peaked at 15.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1981.
Malaysia ranks 65th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Chemicals in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8.2% | — |
| 1969 | 7.5% | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 8.6% | +14.6% |
| 1971 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 9.0% | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 7.3% | -18.8% |
| 1974 | 6.5% | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 6.2% | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 5.5% | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | +100.3% |
| 1984 | 14.5% | +30.3% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 14.7% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 14.2% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | -16.2% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 5.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 5.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 7.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 34,655 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5708 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7,491 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.74 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Malaysia?
- Chemicals in Malaysia was 9.7% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1981.
- How does Malaysia rank for chemicals?
- Malaysia ranks 65th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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).