Greece vs Portugal: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food
Greece
16.4%
in 2023
Portugal
17.3%
in 2023
Greece rank
72nd
Portugal rank
70th
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 17.3% against 16.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 70th of 104 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.4% | 16.5% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.8% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of consumer expenditure spent on food, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 17.3% against 16.4% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of consumer expenditure spent on food between Greece and Portugal?
- 0.9%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for share of consumer expenditure spent on food?
- Greece ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 70th 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 Share of consumer expenditure spent on food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on food. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.