Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Nigeria

Nigeria: Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure was 59.35 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
59.35
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
1st
of 104 countries
All-time high
59.35
in 2023
All-time low
58.99
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Nigeria, 2017–2023

02040602017202020232017: 592018: 592019: 592020: 59.12021: 592022: 592023: 59.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Nigeria stood at 59.35. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Nigeria ranks 1st of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Nigeria, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 58.99
2018 59.01 +0.0%
2019 59.02 +0.0%
2020 59.14 +0.2%
2021 59.01 -0.2%
2022 59 -0.0%
2023 59.35 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 59.01 58.99 59.02 3
2020s 59.12 59 59.35 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 2 Myanmar 53.94 compare
  2. 3 Bangladesh 52.77 compare
  3. 4 Venezuela 51.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Nigeria?
Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Nigeria was 59.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of food expenditure vs food expenditure recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 59.35 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of food expenditure vs food expenditure recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 58.99 in 2017.
How does Nigeria rank for share of food expenditure vs food expenditure?
Nigeria ranks 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of food expenditure vs food expenditure rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure
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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