Chemical industry contribution to gross domestic product

RecordSTO-D2KFZ2M0FM-10WPDMJQ2R-QS2T5X

5.7 trillionUSD

Global · 2017

Chemical industry contribution to gross domestic product worldwide was 5.7 trillion USD in 2017 (ICCA).

Original source
Publisher
ICCA
Authority tier
T2 Official
Report
Trade
Locator
APEC Chemical Dialogue and Reducing Trade Barriers
Retrieved
18 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

In 2017, the chemical industry contributed $5.7 trillion to global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), equivalent to seven percent of the world’s GDP.

International Council of Chemical Associations, Trade, APEC Chemical Dialogue and Reducing Trade Barriers

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APA

International Council of Chemical Associations. (2017). Trade. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://icca-chem.org/focus/trade/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_D2KFZ2M0FM10WPDMJQ2RQS2T5X

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MLA
International Council of Chemical Associations. "Trade." 2017, https://icca-chem.org/focus/trade/. Accessed 18 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_D2KFZ2M0FM10WPDMJQ2RQS2T5X.
Chicago
International Council of Chemical Associations. "Trade." 2017. https://icca-chem.org/focus/trade/. Accessed September 18, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_D2KFZ2M0FM10WPDMJQ2RQS2T5X.
BibTeX
@misc{icca2017chemicalqs2t5x, author = {{International Council of Chemical Associations}}, title = {Trade}, year = {2017}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_D2KFZ2M0FM10WPDMJQ2RQS2T5X}, note = {Original source: https://icca-chem.org/focus/trade/. Accessed September 18, 2026.} }

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Record: STO-D2KFZ2M0FM-10WPDMJQ2R-QS2T5X T2 Official

Primary source

Publisher
International Council of Chemical Associations · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National and industry official
Report
Trade
Type
Press release
Published
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Locator
APEC Chemical Dialogue and Reducing Trade Barriers
Retrieved
18 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
pipeline:quote-verified-v2
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
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