Food, beverages and tobacco in Cuba
Cuba: Food, beverages and tobacco was 67.0% in 1989. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Cuba, 1976–1989
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 67.0% for food, beverages and tobacco in 1989. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Cuba peaked at 67.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 1978.
Cuba ranks 9th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 55.5% | — |
| 1977 | 55.4% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 52.7% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 55.1% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 61.7% | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 65.1% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 60.4% | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 62.3% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 62.1% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 64.5% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 66.8% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 67.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 67.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.6%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.7% | 52.7% | 55.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 62.9% | 55.4% | 67.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 6 Mali 77.3%
- 7 Congo 74.5% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 71.1% compare
- 10 Madagascar 66.1% compare
- 11 Sudan 66.1% compare
- 12 Rwanda 66.0%
More economy & growth data for Cuba
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 25.1 % change on previous year (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.3885 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,731 current US$ per person (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 21.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.3885 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 24,524 current LCU per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -7.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.2523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2,335 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) -3.88 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Cuba?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Cuba was 67.0% in 1989, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 1978.
- How does Cuba rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Cuba ranks 9th out of 157 countries with data for 1989.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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).