Food expenditure per person per year in Ecuador

Ecuador: Food expenditure per person per year was 1,111 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,111
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
68th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1,111
in 2023
All-time low
814.79
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

02505007501.0k2017202020232017: 995.22018: 1.0k2019: 889.82020: 814.82021: 984.22022: 1.1k2023: 1.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, food expenditure per person per year in Ecuador stood at 1,111. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

That places Ecuador 68th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Food expenditure per person per year in Ecuador, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 995.2 —
2018 1,016 +2.0%
2019 889.77 -12.4%
2020 814.79 -8.4%
2021 984.15 +20.8%
2022 1,076 +9.3%
2023 1,111 +3.3%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 1,111 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,219, 91% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 1,111 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,387, 80% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 966.86 889.77 1,016 3
2020s 996.41 814.79 1,111 4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 65 Ukraine 1,266 compare
  2. 66 El Salvador 1,219 compare
  3. 67 Paraguay 1,218 compare
  4. 69 Thailand 1,108 compare
  5. 70 Colombia 1,087 compare
  6. 71 Philippines 1,070 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person per year in Ecuador?
Food expenditure per person per year in Ecuador was 1,111 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest food expenditure per person per year recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 1,111 in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person per year recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 814.79 in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for food expenditure per person per year?
Ecuador ranks 68th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person per year rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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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