Food expenditure per person in Algeria

Algeria: Food expenditure per person was 784.71 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
784.71 current US$
Change on year
up 22.2%
World rank
81st
of 104 countries
All-time high
784.71 current US$
in 2023
All-time low
520.06 current US$
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Algeria, 2017–2023

02004006008002017202020232017: 651.2 current US$2018: 645.6 current US$2019: 556.1 current US$2020: 520.1 current US$2021: 614 current US$2022: 642.1 current US$2023: 784.7 current US$

Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 784.71 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

That places Algeria 81st out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 617.63 current US$ 556.08 current US$ 651.2 current US$ 3
2020s 640.22 current US$ 520.06 current US$ 784.71 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 78 Indonesia 872.86 current US$ compare
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  3. 80 Morocco 835.48 current US$ compare
  4. 82 Vietnam 777.59 current US$ compare
  5. 83 Tunisia 769.54 current US$ compare
  6. 84 Bolivia 759.25 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Algeria?
Food expenditure per person in Algeria was 784.71 current US$ in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest food expenditure per person recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 784.71 current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 520.06 current US$ in 2020.
How does Algeria rank for food expenditure per person?
Algeria ranks 81st out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures 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 part of Food expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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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.