Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Food, beverages and tobacco
Food, beverages and tobacco over time
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 52.1% against 50.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 38th and Paraguay ranks 35th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.9% | 59.7% | 2.8% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 51.2% | 49.8% | 1.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 53.5% | 37.7% | 15.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 51.0% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 47.7% | 2.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.3% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 52.1% against 50.3% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 1.8%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Nicaragua ranks 38th and Paraguay ranks 35th 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).