Chemicals in Qatar
Qatar: Chemicals was 54.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Qatar, 1986–2022
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 Qatar is 54.8%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Qatar peaked at 66.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2002.
That places Qatar 2nd out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Chemicals in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 30.2% | — |
| 1987 | 33.8% | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 34.3% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 35.9% | +27.9% |
| 1992 | 24.9% | -30.5% |
| 1993 | 24.5% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 30.1% | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | -26.3% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -26.2% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | +77.5% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -29.8% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +64.4% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +71.8% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +25.9% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.1% | 30.2% | 34.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 22.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 14.5% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 22.1% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 46.4% | 58.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 1 Myanmar 86.9% compare
- 3 Oman 39.5% compare
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 38.7% compare
- 5 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 34.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 53.19 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 221,486 current LCU per person (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2020)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 30,604 constant 2015 US$ per person (2020)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Qatar?
- Chemicals in Qatar was 54.8% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2002.
- How does Qatar rank for chemicals?
- Qatar ranks 2nd out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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).