Food, beverages and tobacco in Lithuania
Lithuania: Food, beverages and tobacco was 16.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food, beverages and tobacco in Lithuania, 2000–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 16.3% for food, beverages and tobacco in 2023.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Lithuania peaked at 30.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2021.
That places Lithuania 116th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.8% | — |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +38.5% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +17.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 16.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.5%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 16.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.8% | 20.1% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 16.8% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 13.8% | 17.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More economy & growth data for Lithuania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 127.67 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 44.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -34.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,069 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0741 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,444 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Lithuania?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Lithuania was 16.3% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Lithuania ranks 116th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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).