Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food was 19.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Kuwait, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 19.2% for share of consumer expenditure spent on food in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Kuwait ranks 65th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.2% | — |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -0.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 19.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.6%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 19.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.6%, 81% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.3% | 19.2% | 19.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.2% | 19.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Kuwait?
- Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Kuwait was 19.2% in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on food?
- Kuwait ranks 65th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of consumer expenditure spent on food rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by 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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Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on food. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.