Chemicals in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Chemicals was 21.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Chemicals in Saudi Arabia, 1989–2022
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2022, chemicals in Saudi Arabia stood at 21.9%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Saudi Arabia peaked at 42.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2022.
That places Saudi Arabia 16th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Chemicals in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 38.8% | — |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -34.8% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.8% | 38.8% | 38.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 27.2% | 42.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 24.8% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 21.9% | 26.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 13 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.2% compare
- 14 Kuwait 22.8% compare
- 15 Israel 22.4% compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 21.5% compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.7% compare
- 19 Senegal 19.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3601 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 12,436 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2061 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,118 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.7729 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Saudi Arabia?
- Chemicals in Saudi Arabia was 21.9% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for chemicals?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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).