How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?

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.

Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure

Bulgaria

2,018 current US$

in 2023

Malaysia

1,940 current US$

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

46th

Malaysia rank

49th

Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time

Bulgaria
Malaysia

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2,018 current US$ against 1,940 current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 78 current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Malaysia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 49th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1,073 current US$	1,360 current US$	286.26 current US$	Malaysia
2020s	1,508 current US$	1,719 current US$	210.54 current US$	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, Bulgaria or Malaysia?: Bulgaria, at 2,018 current US$ against 1,940 current US$ in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between Bulgaria and Malaysia?: 78 current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?: Bulgaria ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 49th 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.