Cameroon vs Myanmar: Food expenditure per person

Cameroon
575.75 current US$
in 2023
Myanmar
510.78 current US$
in 2023
Cameroon rank
94th
Myanmar rank
96th

Food expenditure per person over time

  • Cameroon
  • Myanmar
0200400600201720202023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 575.75 current US$ against 510.78 current US$ in Myanmar, a difference of 64.97 current US$.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 94th and Myanmar ranks 96th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Myanmar Difference Ahead
2010s 474.5 current US$ 464.91 current US$ 9.6 current US$ Cameroon
2020s 521.71 current US$ 465 current US$ 56.71 current US$ Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food expenditure per person, Cameroon or Myanmar?
Cameroon, at 575.75 current US$ against 510.78 current US$ in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in food expenditure per person between Cameroon and Myanmar?
64.97 current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Myanmar?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Myanmar rank globally for food expenditure per person?
Cameroon ranks 94th and Myanmar ranks 96th 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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About this data

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

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.