Jordan vs Romania: Share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure
Jordan
25.0%
in 2023
Romania
25.1%
in 2023
Jordan rank
49th
Romania rank
48th
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure over time
- Jordan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 25.1% against 25.0% in Jordan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 49th and Romania ranks 48th of 104 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.1% | 1.4% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.9% | 0.2% | Jordan |
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, Jordan or Romania?
- Romania, at 25.1% against 25.0% in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure between Jordan and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Romania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Romania rank globally for share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure?
- Jordan ranks 49th and Romania ranks 48th 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.
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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.