Portugal vs Thailand: Food, beverages and tobacco

Portugal
16.6%
in 2023
Thailand
17.5%
in 2021
Portugal rank
113th
Thailand rank
111th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Portugal
  • Thailand
0204060196319932023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 17.5% against 16.6% in Portugal, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Thailand ahead.

Portugal ranks 113th and Thailand ranks 111th of 157 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 18.7% 38.0% 19.3% Thailand
1970s 16.5% 36.2% 19.7% Thailand
1980s 16.2% 36.4% 20.2% Thailand
1990s 14.5% 18.7% 4.2% Thailand
2000s 14.3% 16.9% 2.5% Thailand
2010s 17.6% 19.8% 2.2% Thailand
2020s 15.6% 17.5% 1.9% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Portugal or Thailand?
Thailand, at 17.5% against 16.6% in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Portugal and Thailand?
0.9%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Thailand?
41 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2021.
How do Portugal and Thailand rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Portugal ranks 113th and Thailand ranks 111th 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).