Chemicals in Pakistan
Pakistan: Chemicals was 15.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Pakistan, 1963–2018
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 Pakistan is 15.8%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Pakistan peaked at 16.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1963.
That places Pakistan 32nd out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Chemicals in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 7.6% | — |
| 1964 | 10.9% | +42.7% |
| 1965 | 10.2% | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 9.6% | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 12.5% | +30.2% |
| 1968 | 11.2% | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 10.0% | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 8.8% | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | +24.0% |
| 1972 | 13.8% | +26.2% |
| 1973 | 12.7% | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 12.0% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 10.2% | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 11.4% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 12.3% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 16.8% | +26.2% |
| 1985 | 15.8% | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 16.2% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 14.2% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 14.7% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 15.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 7.6% | 12.5% | 7 |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 8.8% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 11.7% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.0% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.1% | 15.8% | 9 |
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More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 33.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 68.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0932 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 148.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 26.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Pakistan?
- Chemicals in Pakistan was 15.8% in 2018, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1963.
- How does Pakistan rank for chemicals?
- Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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).