How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?

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.

Belgium vs Netherlands: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure

Belgium

3,211 current US$

in 2023

Netherlands

3,289 current US$

in 2023

Belgium rank

13th

Netherlands rank

12th

Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 3,289 current US$ against 3,211 current US$ in Belgium, a difference of 78 current US$.

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

Belgium ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2,854 current US$	2,481 current US$	373.68 current US$	Belgium
2020s	3,038 current US$	2,890 current US$	148.01 current US$	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, Belgium or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 3,289 current US$ against 3,211 current US$ in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between Belgium and Netherlands?: 78 current US$, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?: Belgium ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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.