Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Lebanon

Lebanon: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food was 37.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
37.13
Change on year
up 79.4%
World rank
22nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
37.13
in 2023
All-time low
20.67
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

0102030402017202020232017: 20.72018: 20.72019: 20.92020: 21.32021: 212022: 20.72023: 37.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Lebanon stood at 37.13. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 79.4% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.

That places Lebanon 22nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Lebanon, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 20.67
2018 20.73 +0.3%
2019 20.86 +0.6%
2020 21.35 +2.3%
2021 21.02 -1.5%
2022 20.7 -1.5%
2023 37.13 +79.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 20.76 20.67 20.86 3
2020s 25.05 20.7 37.13 4

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 37.74 compare
  2. 20 Philippines 37.33 compare
  3. 21 Algeria 37.16 compare
  4. 23 Egypt 36.85 compare
  5. 24 Turkmenistan 36.49 compare
  6. 25 Guatemala 35.09 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 Lebanon?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Lebanon was 37.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 37.13 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 20.67 in 2017.
How does Lebanon rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on food?
Lebanon ranks 22nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on food rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon 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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