Chemicals in Tunisia

Tunisia: Chemicals was 7.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7.3%
Change on year
down 20.6%
World rank
81st
of 153 countries
All-time high
23.9%
in 1974
All-time low
4.1%
in 1990
Years of data
54
1963–2023

Chemicals in Tunisia, 1963–2023

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Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 7.3% for chemicals in 2023.

The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chemicals in Tunisia peaked at 23.9% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1990.

Tunisia ranks 81st of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Chemicals in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing) in Tunisia, 1963 to 2023.
Year % of value added in manufacturing Change
1963 19.6%
1964 15.6% -20.4%
1965 20.2% +29.1%
1966 14.7% -27.0%
1967 20.5% +38.9%
1968 14.5% -29.3%
1969 14.0% -3.4%
1970 13.0% -7.2%
1971 14.3% +10.5%
1972 15.3% +7.0%
1973 17.2% +12.2%
1974 23.9% +39.0%
1975 14.9% -37.9%
1976 9.0% -39.2%
1977 10.5% +16.6%
1978 10.7% +1.2%
1979 12.6% +17.8%
1980 14.7% +16.9%
1981 11.0% -25.0%
1989 6.8% -37.9%
1990 4.1% -40.8%
1991 5.4% +34.2%
1992 5.1% -6.0%
1993 5.9% +15.5%
1994 7.1% +20.5%
1995 9.3% +31.0%
1996 10.0% +7.2%
1997 10.5% +5.0%
1998 10.8% +2.9%
1999 10.4% -3.2%
2000 10.2% -2.4%
2001 9.6% -5.6%
2002 10.0% +4.1%
2003 9.7% -3.4%
2004 9.6% -0.7%
2005 9.8% +2.4%
2006 9.3% -5.2%
2007 9.2% -1.6%
2008 7.2% -21.8%
2009 7.0% -1.9%
2010 7.5% +6.1%
2011 10.2% +36.3%
2012 12.2% +19.4%
2013 11.8% -3.1%
2014 11.1% -6.1%
2015 10.3% -6.6%
2016 7.5% -27.6%
2017 7.5% -0.3%
2018 7.2% -4.0%
2019 7.3% +2.3%
2020 7.4% +1.7%
2021 8.5% +13.7%
2022 9.2% +8.4%
2023 7.3% -20.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.0% 14.0% 20.5% 7
1970s 14.2% 9.0% 23.9% 10
1980s 10.9% 6.8% 14.7% 3
1990s 7.9% 4.1% 10.8% 10
2000s 9.2% 7.0% 10.2% 10
2010s 9.2% 7.2% 12.2% 10
2020s 8.1% 7.3% 9.2% 4

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 78 North Macedonia 7.7% compare
  2. 79 Türkiye 7.4% compare
  3. 80 Australia 7.4% compare
  4. 82 Mexico 7.2% compare
  5. 83 Rwanda 7.1% compare
  6. 84 South Africa 7.0% compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chemicals in Tunisia?
Chemicals in Tunisia was 7.3% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
What is the highest chemicals recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1974.
What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1990.
How does Tunisia rank for chemicals?
Tunisia ranks 81st out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
Is chemicals rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tunisia 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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Indicator
Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 5,452 data points, 1963–2024
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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).