Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Italy

Italy: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food was 14.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14.7
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
79th
of 104 countries
All-time high
16.53
in 2020
All-time low
14.2
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

0510152017202020232017: 14.22018: 14.22019: 14.22020: 16.52021: 15.52022: 14.62023: 14.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Italy recorded 14.7 for share of consumer expenditure spent on food in 2023.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Italy ranks 79th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Italy, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 14.23
2018 14.2 -0.2%
2019 14.24 +0.2%
2020 16.53 +16.1%
2021 15.5 -6.2%
2022 14.64 -5.5%
2023 14.7 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 14.22 14.2 14.24 3
2020s 15.35 14.64 16.53 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 76 Japan 15.75 compare
  2. 77 Czechia 15.66 compare
  3. 78 Panama 15.44 compare
  4. 80 Qatar 14.57 compare
  5. 81 Slovenia 13.94 compare
  6. 82 Taiwan, China 13.79 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Italy?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Italy was 14.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 16.53 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 14.2 in 2018.
How does Italy rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on food?
Italy ranks 79th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on food rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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