India vs Saudi Arabia: Food, beverages and tobacco
Food, beverages and tobacco over time
- India
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
India currently reports 10.3% against 9.3% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1989 it was India ahead.
India ranks 137th and Saudi Arabia ranks 140th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 7.1% | 6.7% | India |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 15.8% | 5.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 12.4% | 2.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.8% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, India or Saudi Arabia?
- India, at 10.3% against 9.3% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between India and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saudi Arabia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do India and Saudi Arabia rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
- India ranks 137th and Saudi Arabia ranks 140th 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).