Croatia vs United Arab Emirates: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure

Croatia
3,015 current US$
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
2,981 current US$
in 2023
Croatia rank
20th
United Arab Emirates rank
21st

Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time

  • Croatia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 3,015 current US$ against 2,981 current US$ in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 34 current US$.

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

Croatia ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 2,185 current US$ 1,949 current US$ 235.5 current US$ Croatia
2020s 2,434 current US$ 2,341 current US$ 93.01 current US$ Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, Croatia or United Arab Emirates?
Croatia, at 3,015 current US$ against 2,981 current US$ in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between Croatia and United Arab Emirates?
34 current US$, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United Arab Emirates?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Croatia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?
Croatia ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st 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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About this data

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
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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.