Italy vs Romania: Food, beverages and tobacco

Italy
11.5%
in 2023
Romania
12.1%
in 2023
Italy rank
132nd
Romania rank
129th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Italy
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 12.1% against 11.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Romania ahead.

Italy ranks 132nd and Romania ranks 129th of 157 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 7.9% 14.5% 6.6% Romania
1990s 9.3% 26.7% 17.5% Romania
2000s 9.4% 20.2% 10.8% Romania
2010s 11.2% 13.3% 2.1% Romania
2020s 11.3% 12.4% 1.1% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Italy or Romania?
Romania, at 12.1% against 11.5% in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Italy and Romania?
0.6%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Italy and Romania rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Italy ranks 132nd and Romania ranks 129th 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).