Sweden vs Switzerland: Food, beverages and tobacco

Sweden
6.7%
in 2023
Switzerland
7.2%
in 2023
Sweden rank
150th
Switzerland rank
148th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
2.557.51012.5196319932023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 7.2% against 6.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 150th and Switzerland ranks 148th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 9.6% 9.9% 0.3% Switzerland
1990s 9.0% 9.4% 0.4% Switzerland
2000s 7.6% 7.7% 0.1% Switzerland
2010s 7.6% 11.6% 4.0% Switzerland
2020s 7.3% 5.5% 1.7% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Sweden or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 7.2% against 6.7% in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Sweden and Switzerland?
0.5%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Sweden ranks 150th and Switzerland ranks 148th 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).