Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food was 28.07 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
28.07
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
37th
of 104 countries
All-time high
28.07
in 2023
All-time low
26.55
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Dominican Republic, 2017–2023

01020302017202020232017: 26.82018: 26.82019: 26.92020: 27.52021: 26.82022: 26.62023: 28.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Dominican Republic stood at 28.07. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

That places Dominican Republic 37th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Dominican Republic, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 26.82
2018 26.83 +0.0%
2019 26.94 +0.4%
2020 27.55 +2.3%
2021 26.8 -2.7%
2022 26.55 -0.9%
2023 28.07 +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 26.86 26.82 26.94 3
2020s 27.24 26.55 28.07 4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 34 Paraguay 29.3 compare
  2. 35 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.26 compare
  3. 36 Iraq 28.71 compare
  4. 38 Iran, Islamic Republic of 27.9 compare
  5. 39 Sri Lanka 27.13 compare
  6. 40 Peru 26.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Dominican Republic?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Dominican Republic was 28.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 28.07 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 26.55 in 2022.
How does Dominican Republic rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on food?
Dominican Republic ranks 37th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on food rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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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