Costa Rica vs Ghana: Food, beverages and tobacco

Costa Rica
35.7%
in 2023
Ghana
34.6%
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
61st
Ghana rank
63rd

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 35.7% against 34.6% in Ghana, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 61st and Ghana ranks 63rd of 157 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 51.8% 40.4% 11.3% Costa Rica
1970s 46.3% 36.1% 10.2% Costa Rica
1980s 46.1% 45.8% 0.3% Costa Rica
1990s 40.5% 35.6% 4.9% Costa Rica
2000s 44.3% 32.5% 11.8% Costa Rica
2010s 41.5% 34.6% 6.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Costa Rica or Ghana?
Costa Rica, at 35.7% against 34.6% in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Costa Rica and Ghana?
1.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
30 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Ghana ranks 63rd 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).