Food, beverages and tobacco in Vietnam
Vietnam: Food, beverages and tobacco was 12.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food, beverages and tobacco in Vietnam, 1998–2023
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 Vietnam is 12.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Vietnam peaked at 30.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2021.
Vietnam ranks 126th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 30.3% | — |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +8.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 12.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6%, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 12.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 44% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -28.6% | 30.2% | 21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 21.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 12.4% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More economy & growth data for Vietnam
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 600.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1663 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 842.34 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Vietnam?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Vietnam was 12.5% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Vietnam ranks 126th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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).