Food expenditure per person in Finland

Finland: Food expenditure per person was 3,290 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,290 current US$
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
11th
of 104 countries
All-time high
3,290 current US$
in 2023
All-time low
2,563 current US$
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Finland, 2017–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2017202020232017: 2.7k current US$2018: 2.9k current US$2019: 2.6k current US$2020: 2.8k current US$2021: 3.1k current US$2022: 3.0k current US$2023: 3.3k current US$

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

Finland recorded 3,290 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

That places Finland 11th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,736 current US$ 2,563 current US$ 2,909 current US$ 3
2020s 3,058 current US$ 2,809 current US$ 3,290 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 8 Kazakhstan 3,402 current US$ compare
  2. 9 Italy 3,388 current US$ compare
  3. 10 Australia 3,374 current US$ compare
  4. 12 Netherlands 3,289 current US$ compare
  5. 13 Belgium 3,211 current US$ compare
  6. 14 Estonia 3,176 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Finland?
Food expenditure per person in Finland was 3,290 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 3,290 current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,563 current US$ in 2019.
How does Finland rank for food expenditure per person?
Finland ranks 11th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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.