Chemicals in Norway
Norway: Chemicals was 9.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Norway, 1963–2020
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 Norway is 9.1%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Norway peaked at 12.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1972.
Norway ranks 70th 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 7.9% | — |
| 1964 | 7.7% | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 8.0% | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 7.6% | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 6.8% | -11.2% |
| 1968 | 6.9% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 6.8% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 6.7% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 7.0% | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | -20.2% |
| 1973 | 6.1% | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 6.0% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.2% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 5.6% | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 6.1% | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 7.6% | +30.7% |
| 1980 | 7.3% | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 6.8% | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 8.2% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 8.2% | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +47.1% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -32.2% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +56.1% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +57.2% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 7 |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 6.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 7.7% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.5% | 12.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.6% | 12.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7416 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 21,958 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 228,273 current LCU per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Norway?
- Chemicals in Norway was 9.1% in 2020, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1972.
- How does Norway rank for chemicals?
- Norway ranks 70th out of 153 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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).