Chemicals in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chemicals was 33.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Switzerland, 1997–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 33.3% for chemicals in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Switzerland peaked at 36.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 6th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Chemicals in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.4% | — |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 16.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 15.5% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 22.0% | 28.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.3% | 36.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 3 Oman 39.5% compare
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 38.7% compare
- 5 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 34.3%
- 7 Belgium 33.3% compare
- 8 Barbados 30.4%
- 9 Puerto Rico 29.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6894 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.4117 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 47,255 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 46,013 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6157 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Switzerland?
- Chemicals in Switzerland was 33.3% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for chemicals?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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).