Chemicals in Nepal
Nepal: Chemicals was 7.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Nepal, 1986–2022
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 7.9% for chemicals in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Nepal peaked at 10.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2008.
That places Nepal 75th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Chemicals in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 4.5% | — |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +29.8% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | +29.4% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | -18.7% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | -19.3% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -28.2% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +77.0% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -29.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -84.3% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +480.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 7.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 1.2% | 10.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.294 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 451.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 40.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 61,550 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Nepal?
- Chemicals in Nepal was 7.9% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for chemicals?
- Nepal ranks 75th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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).