Egypt vs Tunisia: Textiles and clothing
Textiles and clothing over time
- Egypt
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 18.8% against 15.9% in Egypt, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 15th and Tunisia ranks 12th of 154 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.9% | 17.4% | 19.5% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 32.5% | 18.6% | 13.9% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 18.6% | 7.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 28.4% | 14.9% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 29.0% | 17.2% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 21.2% | 15.3% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 18.1% | 3.3% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher textiles and clothing, Egypt or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 18.8% against 15.9% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in textiles and clothing between Egypt and Tunisia?
- 2.9%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tunisia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Tunisia rank globally for textiles and clothing?
- Egypt ranks 15th and Tunisia ranks 12th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Textiles and clothing (% 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
Textiles and clothing refers to industries in ISIC (rev. 3) divisions 17-19 and includes manufacturing of textiles, apparel, dyeing of fur, and tanning of leather. 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).