Share of consumer expenditure spent on food by country
Countries reporting
104
Highest
59.35
Nigeria
Lowest
6.79
United States
Median
22.94
Years covered
7
2017–2023
Data points
727
What the numbers show
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 59.35 in Nigeria; the lowest is 6.79 in United States.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.94, and the mean is 25.21.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 169.6%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 33.0%).
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 59.35 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 2 | Myanmar | 53.94 | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 52.77 | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 4 | Venezuela | 51.95 | 2023 | up 169.6% | rising |
| 5 | Laos | 50.47 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 50.44 | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 7 | Angola | 50.01 | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 46.34 | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 9 | Cameroon | 45.83 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 42.71 | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 11 | Kenya | 42.14 | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 12 | Ukraine | 41.71 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 13 | Cambodia | 40.75 | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 14 | Ghana | 39.1 | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 15 | Georgia | 38.96 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 16 | Uganda | 38.57 | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 37.87 | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 18 | Pakistan | 37.79 | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37.74 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 20 | Philippines | 37.33 | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 21 | Algeria | 37.16 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 22 | Lebanon | 37.13 | 2023 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 36.85 | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 36.49 | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 25 | Guatemala | 35.09 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 26 | Vietnam | 34.85 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 27 | Morocco | 34.52 | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 28 | Indonesia | 33.54 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32.15 | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 30 | Honduras | 31.49 | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 30.62 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 32 | India | 29.86 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 33 | Belarus | 29.48 | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 34 | Paraguay | 29.3 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 35 | Bolivia | 29.26 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Iraq | 28.71 | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 28.07 | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 38 | Iran | 27.9 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 27.13 | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 40 | Peru | 26.91 | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 41 | El Salvador | 26.75 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 42 | Malaysia | 26.42 | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 43 | Tanzania | 26.17 | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 44 | Thailand | 25.91 | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 45 | Ecuador | 25.85 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 46 | Mexico | 25.68 | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 47 | Russia | 25.34 | 2023 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 48 | Romania | 25.14 | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 49 | Jordan | 24.98 | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 50 | Montenegro | 24.79 | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 51 | Serbia | 24.09 | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 52 | Argentina | 23.05 | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 53 | Turkey | 22.83 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 22.28 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 21.31 | 2023 | down 17.6% | flat |
| 56 | China | 21.23 | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 20.73 | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 20.62 | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 20.54 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 60 | Estonia | 19.94 | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 61 | Latvia | 19.58 | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 62 | Chile | 19.44 | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 63 | Lithuania | 19.41 | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 64 | Slovakia | 19.37 | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 65 | Kuwait | 19.17 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 66 | Uruguay | 18.7 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 67 | Oman | 18.68 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 68 | Poland | 18.63 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 69 | Croatia | 18.54 | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 70 | Portugal | 17.34 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 71 | Hungary | 16.81 | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 72 | Greece | 16.44 | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 73 | Brazil | 16.22 | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 74 | South Africa | 16.08 | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 75 | Israel | 15.76 | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 76 | Japan | 15.75 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 77 | Czechia | 15.66 | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 78 | Panama | 15.44 | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 79 | Italy | 14.7 | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 80 | Qatar | 14.57 | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 81 | Slovenia | 13.94 | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 82 | Taiwan | 13.79 | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 83 | Bahrain | 13.58 | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 84 | Sweden | 13.01 | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 85 | Spain | 12.9 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 86 | New Zealand | 12.78 | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 87 | France | 12.58 | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 88 | South Korea | 12.33 | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 89 | Finland | 12.27 | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 90 | United Arab Emirates | 12.23 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 91 | Belgium | 12.17 | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 92 | Denmark | 11.85 | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 93 | Norway | 11.7 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 94 | Netherlands | 11.68 | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 95 | Germany | 11.6 | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 96 | Hong Kong | 11.49 | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 97 | Austria | 10.06 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 98 | Australia | 9.91 | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 99 | Canada | 9.66 | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 100 | Switzerland | 9 | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 101 | United Kingdom | 8.65 | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 102 | Ireland | 8.58 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 103 | Singapore | 6.98 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 104 | United States | 6.79 | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |