What is the difference in share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Iraq?

0.6%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Iraq?

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 Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Iraq: Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

29.3%

in 2023

Iraq

28.7%

in 2023

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

35th

Iraq rank

36th

Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Iraq

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 29.3% against 28.7% in Iraq, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 35th and Iraq ranks 36th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
2010s	29.2%	30.2%	1.0%	Iraq
2020s	29.2%	29.8%	0.6%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Iraq?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 29.3% against 28.7% in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Iraq?: 0.6%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Iraq?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Iraq rank globally for share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 35th and Iraq ranks 36th 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 expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person
Unit: %
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

Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on food. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.