Chemicals in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chemicals was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chemicals in New Zealand, 1963–2024
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 New Zealand is 4.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in New Zealand peaked at 6.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2009.
New Zealand ranks 116th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Chemicals in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 4.7% | — |
| 1964 | 4.6% | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 4.5% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 4.7% | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 4.3% | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 4.2% | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 4.3% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 5.9% | +36.0% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | -18.0% |
| 1976 | 5.3% | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 5.6% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 5.9% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 5.7% | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -41.1% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +60.7% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +10.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 4.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 45% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 4.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.7%, 60% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chemicals in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +60.7% | 2.9% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 7 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 3.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 113 Gabon 4.8% compare
- 114 Palestine, State of 4.7% compare
- 115 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.7% compare
- 117 Panama 4.6% compare
- 118 Mongolia 4.6% compare
- 119 Costa Rica 4.5% compare
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 104.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 677.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in New Zealand?
- Chemicals in New Zealand was 4.7% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2009.
- How does New Zealand rank for chemicals?
- New Zealand ranks 116th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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).