Food, beverages and tobacco in Palestine
Palestine: Food, beverages and tobacco was 23.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Palestine, 1994–2021
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2021, food, beverages and tobacco in Palestine stood at 23.6%.
That represents a change of down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Palestine peaked at 38.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1996.
Palestine ranks 88th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 13.3% | — |
| 1995 | 12.5% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 15.1% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | +51.7% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | +39.4% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 23.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.6%, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 23.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.5%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 11.9% | 22.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 23.3% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 23.1% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More economy & growth data for Palestine
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.66 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 329.83 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 37.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1063 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 337.15 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Palestine?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Palestine was 23.6% in 2021, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1996.
- How does Palestine rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Palestine ranks 88th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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).