Chemicals in Zambia
Zambia: Chemicals was 18.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 18.6%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Zambia peaked at 18.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1963.
Zambia ranks 23rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Chemicals in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2.1% | — |
| 1964 | 2.6% | +26.3% |
| 1965 | 3.2% | +21.8% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | -12.9% |
| 1967 | 4.0% | +45.4% |
| 1968 | 6.2% | +53.2% |
| 1969 | 7.0% | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | +41.0% |
| 1971 | 10.1% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 8.4% | -17.0% |
| 1973 | 10.0% | +19.2% |
| 1974 | 9.6% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 9.5% | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | +35.7% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | -33.6% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | +83.6% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -61.4% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +147.1% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -49.6% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +29.9% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +51.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +95.4% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 2.1% | 7.0% | 7 |
| 1970s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 10.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 8.8% | 12.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 8.6% | 15.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 6.1% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 14.6% | 18.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3,938 current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) -6.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.4803 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 570.18 current US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 21.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 12.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Zambia?
- Chemicals in Zambia was 18.6% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for chemicals?
- Zambia ranks 23rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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).