Egypt vs Syria: Food, beverages and tobacco

Egypt
27.8%
in 2022
Syria
27.7%
in 2005
Egypt rank
84th
Syria rank
85th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Egypt
  • Syria
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 27.8% against 27.7% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Syria ahead.

Egypt ranks 84th and Syria ranks 85th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 18.4% 34.3% 15.9% Syria
1970s 18.6% 27.6% 9.0% Syria
1980s 21.5% 18.7% 2.8% Egypt
1990s 16.8% 23.3% 6.4% Syria
2000s 18.1% -7.4% 25.5% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Egypt or Syria?
Egypt, at 27.8% against 27.7% in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Egypt and Syria?
0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2005.
How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Egypt ranks 84th and Syria ranks 85th 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).