Food expenditure per person in Estonia

Estonia: Food expenditure per person was 3,176 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,176 current US$
Change on year
up 21.7%
World rank
14th
of 104 countries
All-time high
3,176 current US$
in 2023
All-time low
2,070 current US$
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Estonia, 2017–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2017202020232017: 2.1k current US$2018: 2.3k current US$2019: 2.1k current US$2020: 2.2k current US$2021: 2.6k current US$2022: 2.6k current US$2023: 3.2k current US$

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

Estonia recorded 3,176 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 21.7% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.

Estonia ranks 14th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,154 current US$ 2,070 current US$ 2,318 current US$ 3
2020s 2,652 current US$ 2,200 current US$ 3,176 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 11 Finland 3,290 current US$ compare
  2. 12 Netherlands 3,289 current US$ compare
  3. 13 Belgium 3,211 current US$ compare
  4. 15 Portugal 3,169 current US$ compare
  5. 16 Sweden 3,144 current US$ compare
  6. 17 Germany 3,113 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Estonia?
Food expenditure per person in Estonia was 3,176 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 Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 3,176 current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,070 current US$ in 2017.
How does Estonia rank for food expenditure per person?
Estonia ranks 14th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia 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
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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.