Food, beverages and tobacco in Ecuador
Ecuador: Food, beverages and tobacco was 49.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Ecuador, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 49.9% for food, beverages and tobacco in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Ecuador peaked at 80.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1994.
Ecuador ranks 40th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 49.9% | — |
| 1964 | 46.9% | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 44.6% | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 43.9% | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 41.2% | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 38.2% | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 42.8% | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 42.5% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 40.8% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 38.0% | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 42.6% | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 39.2% | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 37.0% | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 33.5% | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 36.8% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 33.8% | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 34.9% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 32.3% | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 38.4% | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 31.7% | -17.5% |
| 1985 | 30.9% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 29.8% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 35.9% | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 33.8% | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | -35.0% |
| 1991 | 25.5% | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 24.7% | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | -39.9% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | +75.6% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 45.8% | +73.2% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | -51.7% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +72.7% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | -48.3% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | +43.0% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +48.7% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +27.6% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | +33.8% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | +39.5% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | -39.6% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | -1.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 49.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 49.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.6%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.1% | 38.2% | 49.9% | 7 |
| 1970s | 39.3% | 33.5% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.5% | 29.8% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 14.8% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 19.7% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 25.4% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 48.7% | 80.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 37 Macau, China 51.0% compare
- 38 Nicaragua 50.3% compare
- 39 Mauritius 50.2% compare
- 41 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 49.4% compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 49.0% compare
- 43 Jamaica 47.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 191.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 71.04 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 41.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Ecuador?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Ecuador was 49.9% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1994.
- How does Ecuador rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Ecuador ranks 40th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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).