Chile vs Colombia: Food, beverages and tobacco

Chile
39.6%
in 2024
Colombia
37.1%
in 2023
Chile rank
55th
Colombia rank
57th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Chile
  • Colombia
010203040196319932024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 39.6% against 37.1% in Colombia, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Colombia ahead.

Chile ranks 55th and Colombia ranks 57th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 22.7% 33.6% 10.9% Colombia
1970s 21.7% 29.1% 7.4% Colombia
1980s 26.3% 32.6% 6.3% Colombia
1990s 27.7% 29.9% 2.2% Colombia
2010s 38.2% 33.5% 4.7% Chile
2020s 38.6% 36.0% 2.6% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Chile or Colombia?
Chile, at 39.6% against 37.1% in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Chile and Colombia?
2.5%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Chile ranks 55th and Colombia ranks 57th 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).