Food expenditure per person in Peru

Peru: Food expenditure per person was 1,387 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,387 current US$
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
63rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
1,387 current US$
in 2023
All-time low
1,020 current US$
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Peru, 2017–2023

05001.0k1.5k2017202020232017: 1.2k current US$2018: 1.2k current US$2019: 1.1k current US$2020: 1.0k current US$2021: 1.1k current US$2022: 1.3k current US$2023: 1.4k current US$

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

Peru recorded 1,387 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Peru ranks 63rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,153 current US$ 1,112 current US$ 1,190 current US$ 3
2020s 1,199 current US$ 1,020 current US$ 1,387 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 61 Oman 1,519 current US$ compare
  2. 62 Bahrain 1,405 current US$ compare
  3. 64 Belarus 1,314 current US$ compare
  4. 65 Ukraine 1,266 current US$ compare
  5. 66 El Salvador 1,219 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Peru?
Food expenditure per person in Peru was 1,387 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1,387 current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 1,020 current US$ in 2020.
How does Peru rank for food expenditure per person?
Peru ranks 63rd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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.