Food, beverages and tobacco in Turkey
Turkey: Food, beverages and tobacco was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food, beverages and tobacco in Turkey, 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 Turkey stood at 14.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Turkey peaked at 32.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2021.
That places Turkey 120th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 28.9% | — |
| 1964 | 31.3% | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 32.8% | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 29.3% | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 29.8% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 31.0% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 28.0% | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 26.2% | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 23.6% | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 21.7% | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 20.5% | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 21.0% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 21.6% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 20.4% | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 18.7% | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 18.3% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 15.4% | -16.1% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 17.4% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 20.6% | +18.5% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 20.6% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 16.4% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 16.0% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 18.9% | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 17.5% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | -26.3% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | +20.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 14.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6%, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 14.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.2% | 28.0% | 32.8% | 7 |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 15.4% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 16.4% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 11.9% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 12.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.8% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.6% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More economy & growth data for Turkey
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 77.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.70 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 136.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1162 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,161 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Turkey?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Turkey was 14.0% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2021.
- How does Turkey rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Turkey ranks 120th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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).