Malaysia vs United States: Food, beverages and tobacco
Food, beverages and tobacco over time
- Malaysia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 12.5% against 12.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 127th and United States ranks 125th of 157 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.9% | 10.6% | 12.3% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 24.6% | 10.9% | 13.7% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 11.4% | 9.3% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 12.5% | 2.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 14.4% | 5.2% | United States |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 15.5% | 3.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 15.2% | 2.7% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Malaysia or United States?
- United States, at 12.5% against 12.2% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Malaysia and United States?
- 0.3%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Malaysia ranks 127th and United States ranks 125th 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).