Food expenditure per person per year in Qatar

Qatar: Food expenditure per person per year was 2,649 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,649
Change on year
up 66.8%
World rank
31st
of 104 countries
All-time high
2,649
in 2023
All-time low
1,543
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k2017202020232017: 1.8k2018: 1.8k2019: 1.7k2020: 1.5k2021: 1.8k2022: 1.6k2023: 2.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 2,649 for food expenditure per person per year 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.

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

Annual values for Food expenditure per person per year in Qatar, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 1,762 —
2018 1,756 -0.4%
2019 1,674 -4.7%
2020 1,543 -7.8%
2021 1,780 +15.3%
2022 1,588 -10.8%
2023 2,649 +66.8%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 2,649 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,790, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 2,649 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,194, 2.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,731 1,674 1,762 3
2020s 1,890 1,543 2,649 4

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 28 Latvia 2,757 compare
  2. 29 Saudi Arabia 2,701 compare
  3. 30 Slovakia 2,675 compare
  4. 32 Mexico 2,550 compare
  5. 33 Spain 2,512 compare
  6. 34 United Kingdom 2,499 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person per year in Qatar?
Food expenditure per person per year in Qatar was 2,649 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest food expenditure per person per year recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 2,649 in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person per year recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 1,543 in 2020.
How does Qatar rank for food expenditure per person per year?
Qatar ranks 31st out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person per year 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 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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