Food, beverages and tobacco in Spain
Spain: Food, beverages and tobacco was 20.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Spain, 1963–2023
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 Spain is 20.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Spain peaked at 20.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1973.
That places Spain 98th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 13.3% | — |
| 1964 | 14.1% | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 13.0% | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 13.2% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 14.0% | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 13.2% | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 12.9% | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 12.7% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 11.6% | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 11.4% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 12.7% | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 12.5% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | +25.1% |
| 1979 | 15.9% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 16.7% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 18.0% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 18.8% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 18.4% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 17.9% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +12.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 20.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.5%, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 20.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +25.1% | 12.5% | 15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 13.0% | 14.1% | 7 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 11.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 15.9% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 15.2% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 18.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.3% | 20.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More economy & growth data for Spain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -34.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 569.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Spain?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Spain was 20.6% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1973.
- How does Spain rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Spain ranks 98th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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).