Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person was 28.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Dominican Republic, 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
Dominican Republic recorded 28.1% for share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Dominican Republic ranks 37th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.8% | — |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.8% | 26.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.6% | 28.1% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Dominican Republic?
- Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Dominican Republic was 28.1% 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 expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person?
- Dominican Republic ranks 37th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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 expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person. 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.