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Food as share of total consumer expenditure

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data104 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
25.2%
Median: 22.9%
Countries Covered
104
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
59.3%
Lowest
United States of America
6.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria59.3%
2Myanmar53.9%
3Bangladesh52.8%
4Venezuela52.0%
5Lao People's Democratic Republic50.5%
By Region
Africa39.2%(9 countries)
Other32.5%(28 countries)
Asia25.5%(25 countries)
South America21.5%(7 countries)
North America19.3%(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (6.8%)High (59.3%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 25.2%)

Africa (9)
Other (28)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (29)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Nigeria59.3%
2Myanmar53.9%
3Bangladesh52.8%
4Venezuela52.0%
5Lao People's Democratic Republic50.5%
6Kazakhstan50.4%
7Angola50.0%
8Uzbekistan46.3%
9Cameroon45.8%
10Azerbaijan42.7%
11Kenya42.1%
12Ukraine41.7%
13Cambodia40.7%
14Ghana39.1%
15Georgia39.0%
16Uganda38.6%
17Ethiopia37.9%
18Pakistan37.8%
19Cote d'Ivoire37.7%
20Philippines37.3%
21Algeria37.2%
22Lebanon37.1%
23Egypt36.9%
24Turkmenistan36.5%
25Guatemala35.1%
26Vietnam34.9%
27Morocco34.5%
28Indonesia33.5%
29Bosnia and Herzegovina32.1%
30Honduras31.5%
31The Republic of North Macedonia30.6%
32India29.9%
33Belarus29.5%
34Paraguay29.3%
35Bolivia29.3%
36Iraq28.7%
37Dominican Republic28.1%
38Islamic Republic of Iran27.9%
39Sri Lanka27.1%
40Peru26.9%
41El Salvador26.7%
42Malaysia26.4%
43United Republic of Tanzania26.2%
44Thailand25.9%
45Ecuador25.9%
46Mexico25.7%
47Russian Federation25.3%
48Romania25.1%
49Jordan25.0%
50Montenegro24.8%
51Serbia24.1%
52Argentina23.1%
53Türkiye22.8%
54Tunisia22.3%
55Costa Rica21.3%
56People's Republic of China21.2%
57Bulgaria20.7%
58Colombia20.6%
59Saudi Arabia20.5%
60Estonia19.9%
61Latvia19.6%
62Chile19.4%
63Lithuania19.4%
64Slovakia19.4%
65Kuwait19.2%
66Uruguay18.7%
67Oman18.7%
68Poland18.6%
69Croatia18.5%
70Portugal17.3%
71Hungary16.8%
72Greece16.4%
73Brazil16.2%
74South Africa16.1%
75Israel15.8%
76Japan15.8%
77Czech Republic15.7%
78Panama15.4%
79Italy14.7%
80Qatar14.6%
81Slovenia13.9%
82Taiwan, Province of China13.8%
83Bahrain13.6%
84Sweden13.0%
85Spain12.9%
86New Zealand12.8%
87France12.6%
88South Korea12.3%
89Finland12.3%
90United Arab Emirates12.2%
91Belgium12.2%
92Denmark11.9%
93Norway11.7%
94Netherlands11.7%
95Germany11.6%
96Hong Kong11.5%
97Austria10.1%
98Australia9.9%
99Canada9.7%
100Switzerland9.0%
101United Kingdom8.7%
102Ireland8.6%
103Singapore7.0%
104United States of America6.8%
Showing 104 of 104 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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