How many years of comparable data are there for China and Egypt?

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.

China vs Egypt: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure

China

998.87 current US$

in 2023

Egypt

982.74 current US$

in 2023

China rank

73rd

Egypt rank

74th

Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time

China
Egypt

How they compare

China currently reports 998.87 current US$ against 982.74 current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 16.13 current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was China ahead.

China ranks 73rd and Egypt ranks 74th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
2010s	764.91 current US$	768.53 current US$	3.63 current US$	Egypt
2020s	945.22 current US$	1,209 current US$	263.78 current US$	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, China or Egypt?: China, at 998.87 current US$ against 982.74 current US$ in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between China and Egypt?: 16.13 current US$, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Egypt?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do China and Egypt rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?: China ranks 73rd and Egypt ranks 74th 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.