What is the difference in food expenditure per person between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia?

67 current US$, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia?

7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Food expenditure per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Malaysia: Food expenditure per person

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1,873 current US$

in 2023

Malaysia

1,940 current US$

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

50th

Malaysia rank

49th

Food expenditure per person over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1,940 current US$ against 1,873 current US$ in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 67 current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 50th and Malaysia ranks 49th of 104 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1,305 current US$	1,360 current US$	54.93 current US$	Malaysia
2020s	1,493 current US$	1,719 current US$	225.5 current US$	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food expenditure per person, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 1,940 current US$ against 1,873 current US$ in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in food expenditure per person between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia?: 67 current US$, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia rank globally for food expenditure per person?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 50th and Malaysia ranks 49th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Food expenditure per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food expenditure per person
Unit: current US$
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 104 places, 727 data points, 2017–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Amount of money spend on food in a given year. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.