Food expenditure per person per year in Peru

Peru: Food expenditure per person per year was 1,387 in 2023. ▲ Rising

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

Food expenditure per person per year in Peru, 2017–2023

05001.0k1.5k2017202020232017: 1.2k2018: 1.2k2019: 1.1k2020: 1.0k2021: 1.1k2022: 1.3k2023: 1.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Peru recorded 1,387 for food expenditure per person per year 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.

Food expenditure per person per year in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Food expenditure per person per year in Peru, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 1,156 —
2018 1,190 +2.9%
2019 1,112 -6.5%
2020 1,020 -8.3%
2021 1,121 +9.9%
2022 1,268 +13.1%
2023 1,387 +9.4%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 1,387 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,219, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 1,387 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,387, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 60 Panama 1,535 compare
  2. 61 Oman 1,519 compare
  3. 62 Bahrain 1,405 compare
  4. 64 Belarus 1,314 compare
  5. 65 Ukraine 1,266 compare
  6. 66 El Salvador 1,219 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person per year in Peru?
Food expenditure per person per year in Peru was 1,387 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest food expenditure per person per year recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1,387 in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person per year recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 1,020 in 2020.
How does Peru rank for food expenditure per person per year?
Peru ranks 63rd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person per year 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Food expenditure per person per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food expenditure per person per year
Source
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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