Eswatini vs Malawi: Food, beverages and tobacco

Eswatini
86.4%
in 2011
Malawi
83.5%
in 2021
Eswatini rank
3rd
Malawi rank
4th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Eswatini
  • Malawi
20406080196419922021

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 86.4% against 83.5% in Malawi, a difference of 2.9%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Malawi ahead.

Eswatini ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 4th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 50.1% 55.1% 5.0% Malawi
1970s 40.3% 45.9% 5.7% Malawi
1980s 54.3% 39.4% 14.9% Eswatini
1990s 69.4% 37.7% 31.6% Eswatini
2010s 86.4% 65.4% 21.0% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Eswatini or Malawi?
Eswatini, at 86.4% against 83.5% in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Eswatini and Malawi?
2.9%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Malawi?
19 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and Malawi rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Eswatini ranks 3rd 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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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).