Food, beverages and tobacco in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Food, beverages and tobacco was 51.8% in 2001. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Papua New Guinea, 1963–2001
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 Papua New Guinea is 51.8%, measured in 2001.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Papua New Guinea peaked at 59.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1968.
That places Papua New Guinea 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 22.3% | — |
| 1964 | 24.1% | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 30.1% | +24.9% |
| 1966 | 24.4% | -19.0% |
| 1967 | 24.8% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 22.2% | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 23.9% | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 23.2% | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 24.1% | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 23.2% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 29.0% | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 29.9% | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 35.7% | +19.3% |
| 1977 | 43.1% | +20.7% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 44.0% | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 40.2% | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 48.6% | +20.9% |
| 1982 | 49.7% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 56.3% | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 58.7% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 59.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 52.6% | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 51.8% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 51.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.6%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 51.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.5% | 22.2% | 30.1% | 7 |
| 1970s | 32.9% | 23.2% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.1% | 40.2% | 59.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 769.57 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -198.32 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -557.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Papua New Guinea?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Papua New Guinea was 51.8% in 2001, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1968.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2001.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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).