Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food was 20.54 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
20.54
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
59th
of 104 countries
All-time high
20.62
in 2018
All-time low
20.37
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

051015202017202020232017: 20.62018: 20.62019: 20.42020: 20.52021: 20.62022: 20.42023: 20.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Saudi Arabia stood at 20.54.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Saudi Arabia ranks 59th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Saudi Arabia, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 20.6
2018 20.62 +0.1%
2019 20.37 -1.2%
2020 20.53 +0.8%
2021 20.55 +0.1%
2022 20.44 -0.5%
2023 20.54 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 20.53 20.37 20.62 3
2020s 20.52 20.44 20.55 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Saudi Arabia?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Saudi Arabia was 20.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 20.62 in 2018.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.37 in 2019.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on food?
Saudi Arabia ranks 59th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on food rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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