Chemicals in Tunisia
Tunisia: Chemicals was 7.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chemicals in Tunisia, 1963–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More economy & growth data for Tunisia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.5829 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,834 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 20.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 5,343 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 16,012 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.06 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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).