France vs United Kingdom: Food, beverages and tobacco
Food, beverages and tobacco over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
France currently reports 18.3% against 17.6% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1963 it was France ahead.
France ranks 107th and United Kingdom ranks 110th of 157 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 12.1% | 1.1% | France |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 12.9% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 13.9% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 13.4% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 15.0% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 14.0% | 3.9% | France |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.6% | 1.2% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, France or United Kingdom?
- France, at 18.3% against 17.6% in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between France and United Kingdom?
- 0.7%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
- France ranks 107th and United Kingdom ranks 110th 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
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).