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

Türkiye: Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person was 22.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22.8%
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
53rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
27.3%
in 2021
All-time low
21.2%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Türkiye, 2017–2023

01020302017202020232017: 21.8 %2018: 21.8 %2019: 21.2 %2020: 21.3 %2021: 27.3 %2022: 25.4 %2023: 22.8 %

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 2023, share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Türkiye stood at 22.8%.

That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

That places Türkiye 53rd 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 Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Türkiye, 2017 to 2023.
Year % Change
2017 21.8%
2018 21.8% +0.3%
2019 21.2% -2.8%
2020 21.3% +0.6%
2021 27.3% +27.7%
2022 25.4% -6.8%
2023 22.8% -10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 21.6% 21.2% 21.8% 3
2020s 24.2% 21.3% 27.3% 4

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 50 Montenegro 24.8% compare
  2. 51 Serbia 24.1% compare
  3. 52 Argentina 23.1% compare
  4. 54 Tunisia 22.3% compare
  5. 55 Costa Rica 21.3% compare
  6. 56 China 21.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Türkiye?
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Türkiye was 22.8% 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 Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2019.
How does Türkiye rank for share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person?
Türkiye ranks 53rd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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.