What is the difference in food expenditure per person between New Zealand and United States of America?

18 current US$, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?

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.

New Zealand vs United States of America: Food expenditure per person

New Zealand

3,712 current US$

in 2023

United States of America

3,694 current US$

in 2023

New Zealand rank

5th

United States of America rank

6th

Food expenditure per person over time

New Zealand
United States of America

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 3,712 current US$ against 3,694 current US$ in United States of America, a difference of 18 current US$.

Across all 7 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 6th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2010s	3,234 current US$	2,510 current US$	723.73 current US$	New Zealand
2020s	3,478 current US$	3,186 current US$	291.86 current US$	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food expenditure per person, New Zealand or United States of America?: New Zealand, at 3,712 current US$ against 3,694 current US$ in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in food expenditure per person between New Zealand and United States of America?: 18 current US$, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for food expenditure per person?: New Zealand ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 6th 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.