Food expenditure per person per year by country
Countries reporting
104
Highest
4,450
Switzerland
Lowest
197.43
Tanzania
Median
1,827
Years covered
7
2017–2023
Data points
727
What the numbers show
Food expenditure per person per year is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 4,450 in Switzerland; the lowest is 197.43 in Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,827, and the mean is 1,873.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 196.0%), and the largest decrease in Laos (down 45.7%).
Food expenditure per person per year: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 4,450 | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3,925 | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 3 | Israel | 3,823 | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 3,727 | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 5 | New Zealand | 3,712 | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 3,694 | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 3,457 | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 3,402 | 2023 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 3,388 | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 3,374 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 3,290 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 3,289 | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 3,211 | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 3,176 | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 3,169 | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 3,144 | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 3,113 | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 3,095 | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 19 | France | 3,086 | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 3,015 | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 2,981 | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 2,930 | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 2,865 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 24 | Greece | 2,824 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 25 | Romania | 2,790 | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 26 | Uruguay | 2,776 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 27 | Canada | 2,775 | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 2,757 | 2023 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 2,701 | 2023 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 2,675 | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 31 | Qatar | 2,649 | 2023 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 32 | Mexico | 2,550 | 2023 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 2,512 | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 2,499 | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 2,478 | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 36 | Slovenia | 2,445 | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 2,397 | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 2,351 | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 39 | Georgia | 2,272 | 2023 | up 159.0% | rising |
| 40 | Montenegro | 2,211 | 2022 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 41 | Poland | 2,207 | 2023 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 2,123 | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 2,113 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 44 | South Korea | 2,071 | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 45 | Taiwan | 2,060 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 2,018 | 2023 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 47 | Kuwait | 2,014 | 2023 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 48 | Chile | 1,970 | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 49 | Malaysia | 1,940 | 2023 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,873 | 2023 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 1,832 | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 52 | Singapore | 1,831 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 1,823 | 2023 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 54 | Turkey | 1,808 | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia | 1,807 | 2023 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 1,764 | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 57 | Lebanon | 1,761 | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Russia | 1,718 | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 1,622 | 2023 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 60 | Panama | 1,535 | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 61 | Oman | 1,519 | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 62 | Bahrain | 1,405 | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 63 | Peru | 1,387 | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | 1,314 | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 65 | Ukraine | 1,266 | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 1,219 | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 67 | Paraguay | 1,218 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 1,111 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 1,108 | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 70 | Colombia | 1,087 | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 71 | Philippines | 1,070 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 72 | Brazil | 1,026 | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 73 | China | 998.87 | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 74 | Egypt | 982.74 | 2023 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 75 | Jordan | 956.77 | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 909.85 | 2023 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 77 | Cambodia | 897.96 | 2023 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 78 | Indonesia | 872.86 | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 79 | Honduras | 855.17 | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 80 | Morocco | 835.48 | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 81 | Algeria | 784.71 | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 82 | Vietnam | 777.59 | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 83 | Tunisia | 769.54 | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 84 | Bolivia | 759.25 | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 741.15 | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 718.67 | 2023 | up 196.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Iraq | 715.22 | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 714.86 | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 89 | Venezuela | 693.49 | 2023 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 658.13 | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 91 | Angola | 637.65 | 2023 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 92 | Kenya | 625.84 | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 93 | South Africa | 615.91 | 2023 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 94 | Cameroon | 575.75 | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 95 | Nigeria | 566.21 | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 96 | Myanmar | 510.78 | 2023 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 97 | Laos | 451.9 | 2023 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 98 | India | 449.27 | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 99 | Iran | 448.51 | 2023 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Pakistan | 406.42 | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 398.54 | 2023 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 362.02 | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 103 | Uganda | 265.89 | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 104 | Tanzania | 197.43 | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |