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

Turkmenistan: Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person was 36.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
36.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
24th
of 104 countries
All-time high
37.7%
in 2017
All-time low
36.5%
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

0102030402017202020232017: 37.7 %2018: 37.5 %2019: 37.3 %2020: 37.1 %2021: 36.9 %2022: 36.7 %2023: 36.5 %

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

Turkmenistan recorded 36.5% for share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Turkmenistan ranks 24th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Turkmenistan, 2017 to 2023.
Year % Change
2017 37.7%
2018 37.5% -0.6%
2019 37.3% -0.6%
2020 37.1% -0.6%
2021 36.9% -0.5%
2022 36.7% -0.5%
2023 36.5% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 37.5% 37.3% 37.7% 3
2020s 36.8% 36.5% 37.1% 4

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 21 Algeria 37.2% compare
  2. 22 Lebanon 37.1% compare
  3. 23 Egypt 36.9% compare
  4. 25 Guatemala 35.1% compare
  5. 26 Viet Nam 34.9% compare
  6. 27 Morocco 34.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Turkmenistan?
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Turkmenistan was 36.5% 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 Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2023.
How does Turkmenistan rank for share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person?
Turkmenistan ranks 24th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Turkmenistan 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.