Which has higher food expenditure per person, Hong Kong or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 4,450 current US$ against 3,925 current US$ in Hong Kong as of 2023.

What is the difference in food expenditure per person between Hong Kong and Switzerland?

525 current US$, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Switzerland?

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.

Hong Kong vs Switzerland: Food expenditure per person

Hong Kong

3,925 current US$

in 2023

Switzerland

4,450 current US$

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

2nd

Switzerland rank

1st

Food expenditure per person over time

Hong Kong
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 4,450 current US$ against 3,925 current US$ in Hong Kong, a difference of 525 current US$.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.

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

Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 1st of 104 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2010s	4,652 current US$	3,804 current US$	848.36 current US$	Hong Kong
2020s	3,840 current US$	4,211 current US$	370.8 current US$	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food expenditure per person, Hong Kong or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 4,450 current US$ against 3,925 current US$ in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in food expenditure per person between Hong Kong and Switzerland?: 525 current US$, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Switzerland?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Switzerland rank globally for food expenditure per person?: Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 1st 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.