Bahrain vs Taiwan: Share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure
Bahrain
13.6%
in 2023
Taiwan
13.8%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
83rd
Taiwan rank
82nd
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure over time
- Bahrain
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 13.8% against 13.6% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Taiwan ahead.
Bahrain ranks 83rd and Taiwan ranks 82nd of 104 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.2% | 14.1% | 0.9% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.7% | 0.5% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure, Bahrain or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 13.8% against 13.6% in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure between Bahrain and Taiwan?
- 0.2%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Taiwan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Taiwan rank globally for share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure?
- Bahrain ranks 83rd and Taiwan ranks 82nd of 104 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.