Food expenditure per person in Guatemala

Guatemala: Food expenditure per person was 1,764 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,764 current US$
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
56th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1,764 current US$
in 2023
All-time low
1,365 current US$
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Guatemala, 2017–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2017202020232017: 1.6k current US$2018: 1.7k current US$2019: 1.4k current US$2020: 1.4k current US$2021: 1.5k current US$2022: 1.6k current US$2023: 1.8k current US$

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

In 2023, food expenditure per person in Guatemala stood at 1,764 current US$. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

That places Guatemala 56th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,550 current US$ 1,387 current US$ 1,662 current US$ 3
2020s 1,563 current US$ 1,365 current US$ 1,764 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 53 North Macedonia 1,823 current US$ compare
  2. 54 Turkey 1,808 current US$ compare
  3. 55 Serbia 1,807 current US$ compare
  4. 57 Lebanon 1,761 current US$ compare
  5. 58 Russia 1,718 current US$ compare
  6. 59 Azerbaijan 1,622 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Guatemala?
Food expenditure per person in Guatemala was 1,764 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 Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 1,764 current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 1,365 current US$ in 2020.
How does Guatemala rank for food expenditure per person?
Guatemala ranks 56th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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.