Chemicals in Uganda
Uganda: Chemicals was 11.1% in 2000. ◆ Volatile
Chemicals in Uganda, 1963–2000
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chemicals in Uganda is 11.1%, measured in 2000. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Uganda peaked at 11.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1963.
That places Uganda 52nd out of 153 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chemicals in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.7% | — |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | +19.9% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -17.0% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | +38.5% |
| 1971 | 3.6% | +43.7% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | +61.6% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +54.6% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 7 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 10.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 43.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 788.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 950,774 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 23.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 183.75 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Uganda?
- Chemicals in Uganda was 11.1% in 2000, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1963.
- How does Uganda rank for chemicals?
- Uganda ranks 52nd out of 153 countries with data for 2000.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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).