Food expenditure per person in Brazil

Brazil: Food expenditure per person was 1,026 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,026 current US$
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
72nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
1,026 current US$
in 2023
All-time low
599.64 current US$
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Brazil, 2017–2023

02505007501.0k2017202020232017: 954.6 current US$2018: 866.3 current US$2019: 599.6 current US$2020: 655.8 current US$2021: 722.1 current US$2022: 882.3 current US$2023: 1.0k current US$

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 Brazil stood at 1,026 current US$. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Brazil ranks 72nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 806.85 current US$ 599.64 current US$ 954.6 current US$ 3
2020s 821.44 current US$ 655.79 current US$ 1,026 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 69 Thailand 1,108 current US$ compare
  2. 70 Colombia 1,087 current US$ compare
  3. 71 Philippines 1,070 current US$ compare
  4. 73 China 998.87 current US$ compare
  5. 74 Egypt 982.74 current US$ compare
  6. 75 Jordan 956.77 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Brazil?
Food expenditure per person in Brazil was 1,026 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 Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1,026 current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 599.64 current US$ in 2019.
How does Brazil rank for food expenditure per person?
Brazil ranks 72nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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.