Chemicals in Uruguay
Uruguay: Chemicals was 12.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Uruguay, 1968–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 12.9% for chemicals in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Uruguay peaked at 17.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1977.
That places Uruguay 41st 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 54 years of available data.
Chemicals in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8.1% | — |
| 1969 | 7.5% | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 6.2% | -16.8% |
| 1971 | 6.2% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | -16.5% |
| 1974 | 8.4% | +55.3% |
| 1975 | 6.2% | -25.7% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 5.2% | -9.2% |
| 1978 | 5.7% | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 6.1% | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 10.1% | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 10.3% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 10.1% | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | -18.8% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | -19.9% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -30.1% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 7.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.8% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.0% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.3% | 12.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.0% | 17.1% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 281,178 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,071 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.6726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1584 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Uruguay?
- Chemicals in Uruguay was 12.9% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1977.
- How does Uruguay rank for chemicals?
- Uruguay ranks 41st out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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).