Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Food, beverages and tobacco

Saudi Arabia
9.3%
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
9.5%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
140th
United Arab Emirates rank
139th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 9.5% against 9.3% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 140th and United Arab Emirates ranks 139th of 157 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 12.8% 8.5% 4.3% Saudi Arabia
2020s 10.8% 10.0% 0.8% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 9.5% against 9.3% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Saudi Arabia ranks 140th and United Arab Emirates ranks 139th 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).