How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?

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.

Costa Rica vs Ireland: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure

Costa Rica

2,478 current US$

in 2023

Ireland

2,397 current US$

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

35th

Ireland rank

37th

Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time

Costa Rica
Ireland

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2,478 current US$ against 2,397 current US$ in Ireland, a difference of 81 current US$.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 35th and Ireland ranks 37th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2,157 current US$	1,950 current US$	207.23 current US$	Costa Rica
2020s	2,535 current US$	2,095 current US$	439.41 current US$	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, Costa Rica or Ireland?: Costa Rica, at 2,478 current US$ against 2,397 current US$ in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between Costa Rica and Ireland?: 81 current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?: Costa Rica ranks 35th and Ireland ranks 37th 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.