South Korea vs Kuwait: Food, beverages and tobacco
Food, beverages and tobacco over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7.7% against 7.6% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1967 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 147th and Kuwait ranks 145th of 157 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.6% | 5.2% | 18.4% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 20.2% | 7.4% | 12.9% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 8.2% | 5.9% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 6.7% | 2.8% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.6% | 0.6% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.5% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.7% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, South Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 7.7% against 7.6% in South Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2021.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
- South Korea ranks 147th and Kuwait ranks 145th 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).