Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food was 21.31 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
21.31
Change on year
down 31.4%
World rank
55th
of 104 countries
All-time high
32.22
in 2020
All-time low
21.31
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Costa Rica, 2017–2023

01020302017202020232017: 25.82018: 25.72019: 30.62020: 32.22021: 31.62022: 31.12023: 21.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Costa Rica stood at 21.31. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Costa Rica ranks 55th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Costa Rica, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 25.85
2018 25.72 -0.5%
2019 30.63 +19.1%
2020 32.22 +5.2%
2021 31.58 -2.0%
2022 31.06 -1.7%
2023 21.31 -31.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 27.4 25.72 30.63 3
2020s 29.04 21.31 32.22 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 52 Argentina 23.05 compare
  2. 53 Turkey 22.83 compare
  3. 54 Tunisia 22.28 compare
  4. 56 China 21.23 compare
  5. 57 Bulgaria 20.73 compare
  6. 58 Colombia 20.62 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Costa Rica?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Costa Rica was 21.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 32.22 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 21.31 in 2023.
How does Costa Rica rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on food?
Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on food rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of consumer expenditure spent on food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food
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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