Chemicals in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Chemicals was 29.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chemicals in Puerto Rico, 1989–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 29.2% for chemicals in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Puerto Rico peaked at 62.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2021.
That places Puerto Rico 9th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Chemicals in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 43.1% | — |
| 1990 | 44.3% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 48.6% | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 51.8% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 52.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 54.1% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 54.9% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 61.7% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | -34.7% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -6.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 29.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 2.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 29.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.9%, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chemicals in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -34.7% | 61.8% | 40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.1% | 43.1% | 43.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.3% | 44.3% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 59.9% | 62.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 38.2% | 40.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 29.1% | 37.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,127 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3,127 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.2423 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0741 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,010 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Puerto Rico?
- Chemicals in Puerto Rico was 29.2% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for chemicals?
- Puerto Rico ranks 9th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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).