Belgium vs Croatia: Food, beverages and tobacco

Belgium
18.6%
in 2023
Croatia
19.0%
in 2023
Belgium rank
105th
Croatia rank
104th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Belgium
  • Croatia
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 19.0% against 18.6% in Belgium, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 105th and Croatia ranks 104th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Croatia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Croatia Difference Ahead
1980s 17.4% 14.5% 3.0% Belgium
1990s 15.5% 23.9% 8.4% Croatia
2000s 12.9% 23.9% 10.9% Croatia
2010s 15.4% 24.7% 9.3% Croatia
2020s 16.8% 19.3% 2.5% Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Belgium or Croatia?
Croatia, at 19.0% against 18.6% in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Belgium and Croatia?
0.4%, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Croatia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Croatia rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Belgium ranks 105th and Croatia ranks 104th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 5,773 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. 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).