Thailand vs United Kingdom: Food, beverages and tobacco

Thailand
17.5%
in 2021
United Kingdom
17.6%
in 2022
Thailand rank
111th
United Kingdom rank
110th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 17.6% against 17.5% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Thailand ahead.

Thailand ranks 111th and United Kingdom ranks 110th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 38.0% 12.2% 25.8% Thailand
1970s 36.2% 12.8% 23.4% Thailand
1980s 36.4% 13.7% 22.7% Thailand
1990s 18.7% 13.8% 4.9% Thailand
2000s 16.9% 15.0% 1.8% Thailand
2010s 19.8% 13.7% 6.1% Thailand
2020s 17.5% 17.1% 0.4% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Thailand or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 17.6% against 17.5% in Thailand as of 2022.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Thailand and United Kingdom?
0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United Kingdom?
41 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2021.
How do Thailand and United Kingdom rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Thailand ranks 111th 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).