Food expenditure per person in Kuwait

Kuwait: Food expenditure per person was 2,014 current US$ in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
2,014 current US$
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
47th
of 104 countries
All-time high
2,014 current US$
in 2023
All-time low
1,535 current US$
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Kuwait, 2017–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2017202020232017: 1.8k current US$2018: 1.9k current US$2019: 1.9k current US$2020: 1.8k current US$2021: 1.5k current US$2022: 1.9k current US$2023: 2.0k current US$

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

The most recent figure for food expenditure per person in Kuwait is 2,014 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Kuwait ranks 47th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,875 current US$ 1,841 current US$ 1,910 current US$ 3
2020s 1,822 current US$ 1,535 current US$ 2,014 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 44 South Korea 2,071 current US$ compare
  2. 45 Taiwan 2,060 current US$ compare
  3. 46 Bulgaria 2,018 current US$ compare
  4. 48 Chile 1,970 current US$ compare
  5. 49 Malaysia 1,940 current US$ compare
  6. 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,873 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Kuwait?
Food expenditure per person in Kuwait was 2,014 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 Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 2,014 current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 1,535 current US$ in 2021.
How does Kuwait rank for food expenditure per person?
Kuwait ranks 47th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kuwait 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.