Food expenditure per person in Greece

Greece: Food expenditure per person was 2,824 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,824 current US$
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
24th
of 104 countries
All-time high
2,854 current US$
in 2022
All-time low
2,111 current US$
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Greece, 2017–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2017202020232017: 2.3k current US$2018: 2.5k current US$2019: 2.1k current US$2020: 2.3k current US$2021: 2.5k current US$2022: 2.9k current US$2023: 2.8k current US$

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

Greece recorded 2,824 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Greece ranks 24th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,318 current US$ 2,111 current US$ 2,511 current US$ 3
2020s 2,624 current US$ 2,326 current US$ 2,854 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 21 United Arab Emirates 2,981 current US$ compare
  2. 22 Austria 2,930 current US$ compare
  3. 23 Japan 2,865 current US$ compare
  4. 25 Romania 2,790 current US$ compare
  5. 26 Uruguay 2,776 current US$ compare
  6. 27 Canada 2,775 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Greece?
Food expenditure per person in Greece was 2,824 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 2,854 current US$ in 2022.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 2,111 current US$ in 2019.
How does Greece rank for food expenditure per person?
Greece ranks 24th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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.