Food expenditure per person in Panama
Panama: Food expenditure per person was 1,535 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food expenditure per person in Panama, 2017–2023
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$.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1,535 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Panama ranks 60th of 104 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,338 current US$ | 1,231 current US$ | 1,406 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,306 current US$ | 1,037 current US$ | 1,535 current US$ | 4 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8502 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.029 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2956 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1292 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure per person in Panama?
- Food expenditure per person in Panama was 1,535 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1,535 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,037 current US$ in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for food expenditure per person?
- Panama ranks 60th out of 104 regions with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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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.