Chemicals in United States of America
United States of America: Chemicals was 19.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in United States of America, 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 United States of America stood at 19.2%. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in United States of America peaked at 19.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1973.
United States of America ranks 20th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Chemicals in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 10.4% | — |
| 1964 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 10.4% | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 10.4% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 9.4% | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 10.1% | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 10.2% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 9.9% | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 9.5% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 9.7% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 10.1% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +5.2% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 19.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 7 |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 9.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 9.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.6% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.8% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 16.9% | 19.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More economy & growth data for United States of America
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in United States of America?
- Chemicals in United States of America was 19.2% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1973.
- How does United States of America rank for chemicals?
- United States of America ranks 20th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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).