Congo vs Malawi: Food, beverages and tobacco

Congo
74.5%
in 2009
Malawi
83.5%
in 2021
Congo rank
7th
Malawi rank
4th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Congo
  • Malawi
20406080196419922021

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 83.5% against 74.5% in Congo, a difference of 9.0%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 4th of 157 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 67.6% 52.1% 15.6% Congo
1970s 55.8% 47.1% 8.7% Congo
1980s 45.0% 38.9% 6.1% Congo
2000s 75.6% 71.2% 4.4% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 83.5% against 74.5% in Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Congo and Malawi?
9.0%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
26 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2009.
How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Congo ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 4th 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

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).