Food expenditure per person in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Food expenditure per person was 2,123 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food expenditure per person in Dominican Republic, 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$.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 2,123 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
That places Dominican Republic 42nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Food expenditure per person in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,451 current US$ | — |
| 2018 | 1,509 current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1,416 current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 1,438 current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,674 current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 1,970 current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 2,123 current US$ | +7.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2,123 current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,219 current US$, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2,123 current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,387 current US$, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,459 current US$ | 1,416 current US$ | 1,509 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,801 current US$ | 1,438 current US$ | 2,123 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure per person in Dominican Republic?
- Food expenditure per person in Dominican Republic was 2,123 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,123 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,416 current US$ in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for food expenditure per person?
- Dominican Republic ranks 42nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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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.