Food, beverages and tobacco in United States
United States: Food, beverages and tobacco was 12.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in United States, 1963–2024
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 United States is 12.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in United States peaked at 17.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1979.
United States ranks 125th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in United States, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 12.3% | — |
| 1964 | 12.1% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 11.2% | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 10.7% | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 11.0% | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 10.7% | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 11.6% | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 11.7% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 10.8% | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 10.7% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 11.8% | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 10.4% | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 10.5% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 11.9% | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 11.1% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 12.1% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 11.6% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 13.0% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 12.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.5%, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -32.3% | 16.6% | 11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 7 |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 9.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 11.2% | 17.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in United States?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in United States was 12.5% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1979.
- How does United States rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- United States ranks 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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).