Food, beverages and tobacco in Brazil
Brazil: Food, beverages and tobacco was 20.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2023, food, beverages and tobacco in Brazil stood at 20.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Brazil peaked at 23.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1990.
That places Brazil 97th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.6% | — |
| 1992 | 16.2% | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 21.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +18.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 20.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6%, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 20.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.6%, 52% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 13.6% | 21.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 14.4% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.6% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 17.2% | 23.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 365 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Brazil?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Brazil was 20.6% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Brazil ranks 97th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).