Food, beverages and tobacco in New Zealand
New Zealand: Food, beverages and tobacco was 39.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in New Zealand, 1963–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2024, food, beverages and tobacco in New Zealand stood at 39.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in New Zealand peaked at 40.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1974.
That places New Zealand 54th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 25.3% | — |
| 1964 | 22.1% | -12.4% |
| 1965 | 23.6% | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 22.4% | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 25.4% | +13.2% |
| 1968 | 25.5% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 23.8% | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 24.2% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 26.0% | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 26.8% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 21.7% | -19.2% |
| 1974 | 21.3% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 24.8% | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 24.4% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 25.1% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 26.0% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 26.0% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 26.6% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 27.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 27.0% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 25.3% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 24.6% | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 25.8% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 26.5% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 25.9% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 28.0% | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 31.3% | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.5% | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 32.8% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +40.1% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | -0.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 39.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.5%, 3.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 39.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco in New Zealand 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 | +40.1% | 28.7% | 40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.0% | 22.1% | 25.5% | 7 |
| 1970s | 24.5% | 21.3% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 24.6% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 28.0% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 24.6% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 33.0% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 33.1% | 40.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 104.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 677.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in New Zealand?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in New Zealand was 39.8% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1974.
- How does New Zealand rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- New Zealand ranks 54th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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).