Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Montenegro

Montenegro: Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person was 24.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
24.8%
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
50th
of 104 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 2020
All-time low
24.5%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2017–2022

Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Montenegro, 2017–2022

01020302017201920222017: 27.6 %2018: 27.5 %2019: 24.5 %2020: 28.5 %2021: 27.2 %2022: 24.8 %

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

In 2022, share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Montenegro stood at 24.8%.

That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

That places Montenegro 50th out of 104 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Montenegro, 2017 to 2022.
Year % Change
2017 27.6%
2018 27.5% -0.4%
2019 24.5% -10.9%
2020 28.5% +16.5%
2021 27.2% -4.8%
2022 24.8% -8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 26.5% 24.5% 27.6% 3
2020s 26.8% 24.8% 28.5% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Montenegro?
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Montenegro was 24.8% in 2022, 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 Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2019.
How does Montenegro rank for share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person?
Montenegro ranks 50th out of 104 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Montenegro 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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Indicator
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person
Unit
%
Source
USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by 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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Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on food. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.