Food expenditure per person in Croatia
Croatia: Food expenditure per person was 3,015 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food expenditure per person in Croatia, 2017–2023
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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food expenditure per person in Croatia is 3,015 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Croatia ranks 20th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Food expenditure per person in Croatia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2,290 current US$ | — |
| 2018 | 2,565 current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 1,699 current US$ | -33.7% |
| 2020 | 1,762 current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2,256 current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2022 | 2,704 current US$ | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 3,015 current US$ | +11.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 3,015 current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,790 current US$, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 3,015 current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,594 current US$, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,185 current US$ | 1,699 current US$ | 2,565 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 2,434 current US$ | 1,762 current US$ | 3,015 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure per person in Croatia?
- Food expenditure per person in Croatia was 3,015 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,015 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,699 current US$ in 2019.
- How does Croatia rank for food expenditure per person?
- Croatia ranks 20th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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
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.