Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food was 37.87 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
37.87
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
17th
of 104 countries
All-time high
56.62
in 2018
All-time low
37.87
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

02040602017202020232017: 56.52018: 56.62019: 40.52020: 44.22021: 41.32022: 39.72023: 37.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 37.87 for share of consumer expenditure spent on food in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.

Ethiopia ranks 17th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Ethiopia, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 56.54
2018 56.62 +0.1%
2019 40.52 -28.4%
2020 44.24 +9.2%
2021 41.31 -6.6%
2022 39.66 -4.0%
2023 37.87 -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 51.23 40.52 56.62 3
2020s 40.77 37.87 44.24 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 14 Ghana 39.1 compare
  2. 15 Georgia 38.96 compare
  3. 16 Uganda 38.57 compare
  4. 18 Pakistan 37.79 compare
  5. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 37.74 compare
  6. 20 Philippines 37.33 compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Ethiopia?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Ethiopia was 37.87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 56.62 in 2018.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.87 in 2023.
How does Ethiopia rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on food?
Ethiopia ranks 17th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on food rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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