Food, beverages and tobacco in Jordan
Jordan: Food, beverages and tobacco was 23.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Jordan, 1963–2022
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 Jordan is 23.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Jordan peaked at 32.3% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1971.
Jordan ranks 89th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 29.6% | — |
| 1964 | 27.3% | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 23.5% | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 27.8% | +16.0% |
| 1968 | 20.3% | -27.0% |
| 1969 | 18.3% | -9.9% |
| 1970 | 21.4% | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 15.1% | -29.2% |
| 1974 | 27.3% | +80.1% |
| 1975 | 28.0% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 29.1% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 31.1% | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 32.3% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 22.1% | -31.6% |
| 1980 | 23.2% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 23.0% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 26.5% | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 26.9% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 28.7% | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 25.3% | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 24.0% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 21.7% | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 25.2% | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 27.8% | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 25.2% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 29.1% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 27.5% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | +54.3% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 23.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6%, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 23.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.5%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +80.1% | 15.1% | 27.3% |
| 2010 | +54.3% | 18.5% | 28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.4% | 18.3% | 29.6% | 7 |
| 1970s | 25.8% | 15.1% | 32.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 21.5% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 25.2% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 18.5% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 25.9% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.4% | 23.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More economy & growth data for Jordan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 54.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -18.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 141.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Jordan?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Jordan was 23.5% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 1978.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Jordan ranks 89th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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).