Food expenditure per person in Bolivia

Bolivia: Food expenditure per person was 759.25 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
759.25 current US$
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
84th
of 104 countries
All-time high
759.25 current US$
in 2023
All-time low
602.91 current US$
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Bolivia, 2017–2023

02004006008002017202020232017: 667.5 current US$2018: 696.3 current US$2019: 649.1 current US$2020: 602.9 current US$2021: 660 current US$2022: 714.5 current US$2023: 759.3 current US$

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

In 2023, food expenditure per person in Bolivia stood at 759.25 current US$. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

That places Bolivia 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 670.98 current US$ 649.13 current US$ 696.3 current US$ 3
2020s 684.16 current US$ 602.91 current US$ 759.25 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 81 Algeria 784.71 current US$ compare
  2. 82 Vietnam 777.59 current US$ compare
  3. 83 Tunisia 769.54 current US$ compare
  4. 85 Ghana 741.15 current US$ compare
  5. 86 Uzbekistan 718.67 current US$ compare
  6. 87 Iraq 715.22 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Bolivia?
Food expenditure per person in Bolivia was 759.25 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 Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 759.25 current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 602.91 current US$ in 2020.
How does Bolivia rank for food expenditure per person?
Bolivia ranks 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia 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.