Belgium vs Poland: Food, beverages and tobacco
Food, beverages and tobacco over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 18.6% against 18.5% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Poland ahead.
Belgium ranks 105th and Poland ranks 106th of 157 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.2% | 20.9% | 2.7% | Poland |
| 1970s | 16.7% | 15.5% | 1.2% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 14.3% | 3.8% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 22.2% | 6.7% | Poland |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 18.9% | 5.9% | Poland |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 17.2% | 1.8% | Poland |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.1% | 0.8% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Belgium or Poland?
- Belgium, at 18.6% against 18.5% in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Belgium and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Belgium ranks 105th and Poland ranks 106th 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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About this data
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).