Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person was 20.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Saudi Arabia, 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
Saudi Arabia recorded 20.5% for share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
That places Saudi Arabia 59th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.6% | — |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.5% | 20.4% | 20.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 20.4% | 20.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Saudi Arabia was 20.5% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 59th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person 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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on food. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.