Food expenditure per person in Slovakia
Slovakia: Food expenditure per person was 2,675 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food expenditure per person in Slovakia, 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$.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 2,675 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Slovakia ranks 30th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Food expenditure per person in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,725 current US$ | — |
| 2018 | 1,926 current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 1,757 current US$ | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 1,917 current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 2,356 current US$ | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 2,545 current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 2,675 current US$ | +5.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 2,675 current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,790 current US$, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 2,675 current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,594 current US$, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,803 current US$ | 1,725 current US$ | 1,926 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 2,373 current US$ | 1,917 current US$ | 2,675 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure per person in Slovakia?
- Food expenditure per person in Slovakia was 2,675 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,675 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,725 current US$ in 2017.
- How does Slovakia rank for food expenditure per person?
- Slovakia ranks 30th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.