Portugal vs United Kingdom: Food, beverages and tobacco

Portugal
16.6%
in 2023
United Kingdom
17.6%
in 2022
Portugal rank
113th
United Kingdom rank
110th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 17.6% against 16.6% in Portugal, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 113th and United Kingdom ranks 110th of 157 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 18.8% 12.1% 6.7% Portugal
1970s 16.6% 12.9% 3.7% Portugal
1980s 15.9% 13.9% 2.0% Portugal
1990s 14.5% 13.8% 0.7% Portugal
2000s 14.3% 15.0% 0.7% United Kingdom
2010s 17.2% 14.4% 2.8% Portugal
2020s 16.0% 17.6% 1.6% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Portugal or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 17.6% against 16.6% in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Portugal and United Kingdom?
1.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Portugal ranks 113th and United Kingdom ranks 110th 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

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).