Food expenditure per person in Qatar
Qatar: Food expenditure per person was 2,649 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food expenditure per person in Qatar, 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$.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 2,649 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 66.8% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Qatar ranks 31st of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,731 current US$ | 1,674 current US$ | 1,762 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,890 current US$ | 1,543 current US$ | 2,649 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 28 Latvia 2,757 current US$ compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 2,701 current US$ compare
- 30 Slovakia 2,675 current US$ compare
- 33 Spain 2,512 current US$ compare
- 34 United Kingdom 2,499 current US$ compare
More reference data data for Qatar
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3447 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2587 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5652 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9579 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4495 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 126.02 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure per person in Qatar?
- Food expenditure per person in Qatar was 2,649 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,649 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,543 current US$ in 2020.
- How does Qatar rank for food expenditure per person?
- Qatar ranks 31st out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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
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.