Food, beverages and tobacco in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Food, beverages and tobacco was 54.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food, beverages and tobacco in Guinea-Bissau, 2010–2024
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 Guinea-Bissau is 54.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 91.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 88.4% | — |
| 2011 | 89.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 54.9% | -3.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 54.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.5%, 86% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 54.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.3% | 59.9% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 54.9% | 62.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More economy & growth data for Guinea-Bissau
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 389,069 BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.1767 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 26.65 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Guinea-Bissau?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Guinea-Bissau was 54.9% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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).