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Food expenditure per person in Tunisia

Tunisia: Food expenditure per person was 769.54 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
769.54 current US$
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
83rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
769.54 current US$
in 2023
All-time low
505.57 current US$
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food expenditure per person in Tunisia, 2017–2023

02004006008002017202020232017: 579.6 current US$2018: 570 current US$2019: 538.6 current US$2020: 505.6 current US$2021: 647.7 current US$2022: 680.5 current US$2023: 769.5 current US$

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

In 2023, food expenditure per person in Tunisia stood at 769.54 current US$. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

That places Tunisia 83rd out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 562.75 current US$ 538.65 current US$ 579.6 current US$ 3
2020s 650.84 current US$ 505.57 current US$ 769.54 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 80 Morocco 835.48 current US$ compare
  2. 81 Algeria 784.71 current US$ compare
  3. 82 Vietnam 777.59 current US$ compare
  4. 84 Bolivia 759.25 current US$ compare
  5. 85 Ghana 741.15 current US$ compare
  6. 86 Uzbekistan 718.67 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food expenditure per person in Tunisia?
Food expenditure per person in Tunisia was 769.54 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 Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 769.54 current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 505.57 current US$ in 2020.
How does Tunisia rank for food expenditure per person?
Tunisia ranks 83rd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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
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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.