Food expenditure per person in Colombia

Colombia: Food expenditure per person was 1,087 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,087 current US$
Change on year
up 24.4%
World rank
70th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1,087 current US$
in 2023
All-time low
555.18 current US$
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Colombia, 2017–2023

02505007501.0k2017202020232017: 827.4 current US$2018: 869.2 current US$2019: 561.5 current US$2020: 555.2 current US$2021: 806.7 current US$2022: 874 current US$2023: 1.1k current US$

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

Colombia recorded 1,087 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.4% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.

That places Colombia 70th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 752.72 current US$ 561.55 current US$ 869.2 current US$ 3
2020s 830.7 current US$ 555.18 current US$ 1,087 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 67 Paraguay 1,218 current US$ compare
  2. 68 Ecuador 1,111 current US$ compare
  3. 69 Thailand 1,108 current US$ compare
  4. 71 Philippines 1,070 current US$ compare
  5. 72 Brazil 1,026 current US$ compare
  6. 73 China 998.87 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Colombia?
Food expenditure per person in Colombia was 1,087 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 Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1,087 current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 555.18 current US$ in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for food expenditure per person?
Colombia ranks 70th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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
Last refreshed

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.