Food expenditure per person in Latvia

Latvia: Food expenditure per person was 2,757 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,757 current US$
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
28th
of 104 countries
All-time high
2,757 current US$
in 2023
All-time low
1,649 current US$
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Latvia, 2017–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2017202020232017: 1.6k current US$2018: 1.8k current US$2019: 1.8k current US$2020: 1.8k current US$2021: 2.2k current US$2022: 2.5k 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

Latvia recorded 2,757 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.

That places Latvia 28th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,745 current US$ 1,649 current US$ 1,821 current US$ 3
2020s 2,317 current US$ 1,817 current US$ 2,757 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 25 Romania 2,790 current US$ compare
  2. 26 Uruguay 2,776 current US$ compare
  3. 27 Canada 2,775 current US$ compare
  4. 29 Saudi Arabia 2,701 current US$ compare
  5. 30 Slovakia 2,675 current US$ compare
  6. 31 Qatar 2,649 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Latvia?
Food expenditure per person in Latvia was 2,757 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 Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 2,757 current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,649 current US$ in 2017.
How does Latvia rank for food expenditure per person?
Latvia ranks 28th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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.