Chemicals in Senegal
Senegal: Chemicals was 19.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chemicals in Senegal, 1974–2023
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 Senegal is 19.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.7% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Senegal peaked at 35.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -12.6%, in 2014.
Senegal ranks 19th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chemicals in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 8.6% | — |
| 1975 | 7.0% | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 6.5% | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 6.5% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 10.1% | +54.5% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 7.7% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +16.8% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | -23.9% |
| 1989 | 10.3% | +62.4% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +75.5% |
| 1992 | 15.9% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 23.2% | +71.3% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 28.3% | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 30.8% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -66.6% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +46.7% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | -12.6% | -176.3% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -194.9% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +76.5% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -30.8% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | -45.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 6.5% | 10.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 6.3% | 10.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 8.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 9.5% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | -12.6% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 19.5% | 35.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 16 Saudi Arabia 21.9% compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 21.5% compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.7% compare
- 20 United States of America 19.2% compare
- 21 Jamaica 18.8% compare
- 22 Morocco 18.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -10.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2688 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 525.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -14.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 156.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 305,729 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2869 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Senegal?
- Chemicals in Senegal was 19.5% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.6% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for chemicals?
- Senegal ranks 19th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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).