Chemicals in Spain
Spain: Chemicals was 11.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Spain, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Spain recorded 11.6% for chemicals in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Spain peaked at 13.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2006.
Spain ranks 49th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Chemicals in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 10.5% | — |
| 1964 | 9.4% | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 10.0% | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 10.1% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 10.8% | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 11.0% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 11.1% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 10.4% | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 10.5% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 10.8% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 11.6% | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 12.0% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 8.6% | -18.7% |
| 1979 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 8.8% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 10.5% | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 10.1% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 7 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 8.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 8.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More economy & growth data for Spain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,273 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 12,675 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2904 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Spain?
- Chemicals in Spain was 11.6% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for chemicals?
- Spain ranks 49th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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).