Food, beverages and tobacco in Somalia
Somalia: Food, beverages and tobacco was 58.9% in 1986. ▼ Falling
Food, beverages and tobacco in Somalia, 1967–1986
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 1986, food, beverages and tobacco in Somalia stood at 58.9%.
The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Somalia peaked at 88.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 1977.
That places Somalia 19th out of 157 countries with data for 1986, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 85.6% | — |
| 1968 | 87.6% | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 83.3% | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 88.0% | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 85.5% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 83.1% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 72.4% | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 45.3% | -37.4% |
| 1975 | 53.7% | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 56.2% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 44.1% | -21.5% |
| 1978 | 50.2% | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 44.9% | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 58.9% | +31.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 58.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.5%, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 58.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.5% | 83.3% | 87.6% | 3 |
| 1970s | 62.3% | 44.1% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.9% | 58.9% | 58.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 16 Burkina Faso 63.7% compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 63.5% compare
- 18 Namibia 62.2%
- 20 Dominican Republic 58.8% compare
- 21 Benin 58.4% compare
- 22 Tanzania 57.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 765.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 40.24 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -0.3355 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0196 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3.25 includes gold, current US$ per person (1989)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Somalia?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Somalia was 58.9% in 1986, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 1977.
- How does Somalia rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Somalia ranks 19th out of 157 countries with data for 1986.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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).