Chemicals in Türkiye
Türkiye: Chemicals was 7.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Türkiye, 1963–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2024, chemicals in Türkiye stood at 7.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Türkiye peaked at 13.1% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1967.
That places Türkiye 79th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Chemicals in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 6.9% | — |
| 1964 | 6.1% | -12.1% |
| 1965 | 6.9% | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 5.7% | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 5.1% | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 5.4% | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 5.8% | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 6.5% | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 7.1% | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 7.4% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | +25.8% |
| 1976 | 8.0% | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 9.5% | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | +22.8% |
| 1980 | 10.2% | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 7.8% | -23.9% |
| 1982 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 8.1% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 11.3% | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 13.1% | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | -17.1% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -23.8% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 6.9% | 7 |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 6.4% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 7.2% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Türkiye
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -21.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 833.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1386 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,579 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 35.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 5.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 101,735 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Türkiye?
- Chemicals in Türkiye was 7.4% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1988.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1967.
- How does Türkiye rank for chemicals?
- Türkiye ranks 79th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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).