Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Kuwait

Kuwait: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food was 19.17 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
19.17
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
65th
of 104 countries
All-time high
19.7
in 2020
All-time low
19.17
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

051015202017202020232017: 19.22018: 19.22019: 19.42020: 19.72021: 19.32022: 19.22023: 19.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 19.17 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 19.26 19.19 19.38 3
2020s 19.36 19.17 19.7 4

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 62 Chile 19.44 compare
  2. 63 Lithuania 19.41 compare
  3. 64 Slovakia 19.37 compare
  4. 66 Uruguay 18.7 compare
  5. 67 Oman 18.68 compare
  6. 68 Poland 18.63 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Kuwait?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Kuwait was 19.17 in 2023, according to 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 19.17 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 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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About this data

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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