Hong Kong vs Sri Lanka: Food, beverages and tobacco
Food, beverages and tobacco over time
- Hong Kong
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 35.1% against 33.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 28.3% | 23.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 46.9% | 41.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 40.5% | 30.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 33.5% | 16.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 33.8% | 4.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 32.2% | 2.4% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Hong Kong or Sri Lanka?
- Hong Kong, at 35.1% against 33.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Hong Kong and Sri Lanka?
- 1.2%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Sri Lanka?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Hong Kong and Sri Lanka rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Hong Kong ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 65th 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).