Chemicals in Sweden
Sweden: Chemicals was 15.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Sweden, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2023, chemicals in Sweden stood at 15.1%. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Sweden peaked at 15.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2008.
That places Sweden 33rd out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Chemicals in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 5.2% | — |
| 1964 | 5.2% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 5.4% | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 5.3% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 5.9% | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 6.0% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 5.5% | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 5.5% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 6.0% | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 6.2% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 5.6% | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 5.9% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 6.2% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 7.3% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 7.8% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +34.5% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -61.8% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +204.0% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -59.5% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +170.0% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 7 |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 7.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 4.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 4.5% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 11.6% | 15.1% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 38,962 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 61,794 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 606,857 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Sweden?
- Chemicals in Sweden was 15.1% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for chemicals?
- Sweden ranks 33rd out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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).