Food expenditure per person in Tanzania

Tanzania: Food expenditure per person was 197.43 current US$ in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
197.43 current US$
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
104th
of 104 countries
All-time high
226.05 current US$
in 2020
All-time low
179.85 current US$
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Tanzania, 2017–2023

0501001502002502017202020232017: 197.8 current US$2018: 205.8 current US$2019: 212.2 current US$2020: 226 current US$2021: 179.8 current US$2022: 197.3 current US$2023: 197.4 current US$

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

Tanzania recorded 197.43 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023.

The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.

That places Tanzania 104th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 205.26 current US$ 197.8 current US$ 212.17 current US$ 3
2020s 200.17 current US$ 179.85 current US$ 226.05 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 101 Turkmenistan 398.54 current US$ compare
  2. 102 Ethiopia 362.02 current US$ compare
  3. 103 Uganda 265.89 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Tanzania?
Food expenditure per person in Tanzania was 197.43 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 Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 226.05 current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 179.85 current US$ in 2021.
How does Tanzania rank for food expenditure per person?
Tanzania ranks 104th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania 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
Last refreshed

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.