Food, beverages and tobacco in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Food, beverages and tobacco was 36.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Food, beverages and tobacco in Ethiopia, 1990–2015
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 Ethiopia is 36.6%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Ethiopia peaked at 63.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2012.
That places Ethiopia 59th out of 157 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.6% | — |
| 1991 | 63.9% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 61.1% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 46.9% | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 52.4% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 51.0% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 54.6% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 54.2% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -40.8% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 36.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.5%, 58% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 36.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 65% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -40.8% | 59.5% | 35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 46.9% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 41.2% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 35.2% | 59.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- 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$), gaps filled 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 23.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 86.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0253 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 28.66 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Ethiopia?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Ethiopia was 36.6% in 2015, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2012.
- How does Ethiopia rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Ethiopia ranks 59th out of 157 countries with data for 2015.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).