Lesotho vs Singapore: Food, beverages and tobacco
Food, beverages and tobacco over time
- Lesotho
- Singapore
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.5% against 3.7% in Singapore, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Singapore's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 152nd and Singapore ranks 153rd of 157 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.4% | 5.7% | 60.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.0% | 3.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 4.8% | 3.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Lesotho or Singapore?
- Lesotho, at 5.5% against 3.7% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Lesotho and Singapore?
- 1.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Singapore?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Singapore rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Lesotho ranks 152nd and Singapore ranks 153rd 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).