How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?

7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.

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 Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Italy: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure

Australia

3,374 current US$

in 2023

Italy

3,388 current US$

in 2023

Australia rank

10th

Italy rank

9th

Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time

Australia
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 3,388 current US$ against 3,374 current US$ in Australia, a difference of 14 current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 10th and Italy ranks 9th of 104 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Italy	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2,855 current US$	2,835 current US$	20.86 current US$	Australia
2020s	3,211 current US$	3,096 current US$	115.36 current US$	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, Australia or Italy?: Italy, at 3,388 current US$ against 3,374 current US$ in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between Australia and Italy?: 14 current US$, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?: Australia ranks 10th and Italy ranks 9th 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 Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure
Unit: current US$
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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Amount of money spend on food in a given year. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.