Jordan vs South Africa: Food, beverages and tobacco

Jordan
23.5%
in 2022
South Africa
22.2%
in 2019
Jordan rank
89th
South Africa rank
91st

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Jordan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 23.5% against 22.2% in South Africa, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 91st of 157 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 24.4% 16.2% 8.1% Jordan
1970s 25.8% 14.4% 11.5% Jordan
1980s 24.6% 13.5% 11.1% Jordan
1990s 28.2% 16.7% 11.6% Jordan
2000s 24.4% 17.1% 7.3% Jordan
2010s 28.8% 22.1% 6.6% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Jordan or South Africa?
Jordan, at 23.5% against 22.2% in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Jordan and South Africa?
1.3%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
How do Jordan and South Africa rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Jordan ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 91st 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).