Japan vs Malaysia: Food, beverages and tobacco

Japan
12.2%
in 2023
Malaysia
12.2%
in 2022
Japan rank
128th
Malaysia rank
127th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
10152025196319932023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 12.2% against 12.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Malaysia ahead.

Japan ranks 128th and Malaysia ranks 127th of 157 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 8.3% 22.9% 14.6% Malaysia
1970s 9.1% 24.6% 15.5% Malaysia
1980s 9.4% 20.7% 11.3% Malaysia
1990s 10.2% 9.9% 0.3% Japan
2000s 11.8% 9.2% 2.6% Japan
2010s 12.8% 12.5% 0.3% Japan
2020s 12.5% 12.5% 0.0% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Japan or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 12.2% against 12.2% in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Japan and Malaysia?
0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2022.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Japan ranks 128th and Malaysia ranks 127th 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).