Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in El Salvador

El Salvador: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food was 26.75 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
26.75
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
41st
of 104 countries
All-time high
26.75
in 2023
All-time low
26.5
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in El Salvador, 2017–2023

01020302017202020232017: 26.52018: 26.52019: 26.52020: 26.52021: 26.52022: 26.52023: 26.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of consumer expenditure spent on food in El Salvador stood at 26.75. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

That places El Salvador 41st out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in El Salvador, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 26.54
2018 26.54 +0.0%
2019 26.54 -0.0%
2020 26.53 -0.0%
2021 26.52 -0.0%
2022 26.5 -0.0%
2023 26.75 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 26.54 26.54 26.54 3
2020s 26.58 26.5 26.75 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on food in El Salvador?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in El Salvador was 26.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 26.75 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 26.5 in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on food?
El Salvador ranks 41st out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on food rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador 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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