Food, beverages and tobacco in Eritrea
Eritrea: Food, beverages and tobacco was 34.0% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Food, beverages and tobacco in Eritrea, 1992–2011
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food, beverages and tobacco in Eritrea is 34.0%, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 34.5% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Eritrea peaked at 62.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2008.
Eritrea ranks 64th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 53.1% | — |
| 1993 | 52.2% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 62.8% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 55.1% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -54.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -97.1% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +8686.1% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -34.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 34.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.5%, 54% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 34.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +8686.1% | 0.5% | 40.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.2% | 49.3% | 62.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 0.5% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 34.0% | 51.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 61 Costa Rica 35.7% compare
- 62 Hong Kong, China 35.1% compare
- 63 Ghana 34.6% compare
- 65 Sri Lanka 33.9% compare
- 66 Philippines 33.7% compare
- 67 Iraq 33.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Eritrea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.25 Percent per annum (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.84 Percent per annum (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -27.95 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 106.46 % change on previous year (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -7.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.58 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0558 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 59.16 includes gold, current US$ per person (2019)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 17.58 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Eritrea?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Eritrea was 34.0% in 2011, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Eritrea ranks 64th out of 157 countries with data for 2011.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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).