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Food expenditure per person in Iraq

Iraq: Food expenditure per person was 715.22 current US$ in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
715.22 current US$
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
87th
of 104 countries
All-time high
806.43 current US$
in 2019
All-time low
578.28 current US$
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Iraq, 2017–2023

02004006008002017202020232017: 765.4 current US$2018: 739.5 current US$2019: 806.4 current US$2020: 759.8 current US$2021: 578.3 current US$2022: 794.7 current US$2023: 715.2 current US$

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

Iraq recorded 715.22 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023.

The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Iraq ranks 87th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 770.44 current US$ 739.5 current US$ 806.43 current US$ 3
2020s 711.98 current US$ 578.28 current US$ 794.66 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 84 Bolivia 759.25 current US$ compare
  2. 85 Ghana 741.15 current US$ compare
  3. 86 Uzbekistan 718.67 current US$ compare
  4. 88 Sri Lanka 714.86 current US$ compare
  5. 89 Venezuela 693.49 current US$ compare
  6. 90 Cote d'Ivoire 658.13 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Iraq?
Food expenditure per person in Iraq was 715.22 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 Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 806.43 current US$ in 2019.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 578.28 current US$ in 2021.
How does Iraq rank for food expenditure per person?
Iraq ranks 87th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iraq 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
Last refreshed

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.