Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in United States of America

United States of America: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food was 6.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.79
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
104th
of 104 countries
All-time high
7.09
in 2020
All-time low
6.23
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in United States of America, 2017–2023

024682017202020232017: 6.42018: 6.42019: 6.22020: 7.12021: 6.72022: 6.72023: 6.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 6.79 for share of consumer expenditure spent on food in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

United States of America ranks 104th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in United States of America, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 6.41
2018 6.36 -0.8%
2019 6.23 -2.0%
2020 7.09 +13.9%
2021 6.69 -5.7%
2022 6.73 +0.5%
2023 6.79 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.33 6.23 6.41 3
2020s 6.83 6.69 7.09 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 101 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.65 compare
  2. 102 Ireland 8.58 compare
  3. 103 Singapore 6.98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on food in United States of America?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in United States of America was 6.79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 7.09 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 6.23 in 2019.
How does United States of America rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on food?
United States of America ranks 104th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on food rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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