Food, beverages and tobacco in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Food, beverages and tobacco was 33.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Sri Lanka, 1966–2022
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2022, food, beverages and tobacco in Sri Lanka stood at 33.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Sri Lanka peaked at 58.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1968.
Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 27.3% | — |
| 1967 | 28.1% | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 23.4% | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 25.7% | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 26.4% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 28.0% | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 27.7% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 26.8% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 28.6% | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 30.6% | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | +66.8% |
| 1983 | 58.5% | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 53.5% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 51.5% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 44.9% | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 36.4% | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 37.3% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 39.3% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 36.7% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +17.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 33.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +66.8% | 30.6% | 51.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.1% | 23.4% | 28.1% | 4 |
| 1970s | 27.8% | 26.4% | 29.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 30.6% | 58.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 36.3% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 27.9% | 38.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 27.3% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 28.9% | 33.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Sri Lanka?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Sri Lanka was 33.9% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1968.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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).