Chemicals in Netherlands
Netherlands: Chemicals was 14.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Netherlands, 1963–2023
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 Netherlands is 14.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Netherlands peaked at 20.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1963.
Netherlands ranks 35th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Chemicals in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 10.1% | — |
| 1964 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11.2% | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 10.7% | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 11.4% | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 12.8% | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 13.9% | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 12.8% | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 12.5% | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 13.0% | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 14.2% | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 16.6% | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 13.1% | -20.8% |
| 1976 | 13.6% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 11.6% | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 10.9% | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 13.8% | +26.4% |
| 1982 | 12.2% | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | +18.7% |
| 1984 | 16.8% | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 16.1% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 20.7% | +18.7% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 10.1% | 13.9% | 7 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 10.9% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 10.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 13.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.1% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 15.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 10.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 14,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1754 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 12,924 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.141 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,390 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Netherlands?
- Chemicals in Netherlands was 14.8% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 1988.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1963.
- How does Netherlands rank for chemicals?
- Netherlands ranks 35th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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).