Food expenditure per person per year in Chile

Chile: Food expenditure per person per year was 1,970 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,970
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
48th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1,970
in 2023
All-time low
1,230
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person per year in Chile, 2017–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2017202020232017: 1.5k2018: 1.6k2019: 1.3k2020: 1.2k2021: 1.8k2022: 1.7k2023: 2.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food expenditure per person per year in Chile is 1,970, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.

That places Chile 48th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Food expenditure per person per year in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Food expenditure per person per year in Chile, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 1,521 —
2018 1,614 +6.1%
2019 1,276 -20.9%
2020 1,230 -3.6%
2021 1,807 +46.9%
2022 1,741 -3.7%
2023 1,970 +13.2%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 1,970 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,790, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 1,970 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,387, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,470 1,276 1,614 3
2020s 1,687 1,230 1,970 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 45 Taiwan 2,060 compare
  2. 46 Bulgaria 2,018 compare
  3. 47 Kuwait 2,014 compare
  4. 49 Malaysia 1,940 compare
  5. 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,873 compare
  6. 51 Hungary 1,832 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person per year in Chile?
Food expenditure per person per year in Chile was 1,970 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest food expenditure per person per year recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 1,970 in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person per year recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 1,230 in 2020.
How does Chile rank for food expenditure per person per year?
Chile ranks 48th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person per year rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food expenditure per person per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food expenditure per person per year
Source
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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