El Salvador vs Thailand: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure
El Salvador
1,219 current US$
in 2023
Thailand
1,108 current US$
in 2023
El Salvador rank
66th
Thailand rank
69th
Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time
- El Salvador
- Thailand
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1,219 current US$ against 1,108 current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 111 current US$.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Thailand ahead.
El Salvador ranks 66th and Thailand ranks 69th of 104 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 884.05 current US$ | 936.49 current US$ | 52.44 current US$ | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1,051 current US$ | 1,031 current US$ | 19.74 current US$ | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, El Salvador or Thailand?
- El Salvador, at 1,219 current US$ against 1,108 current US$ in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between El Salvador and Thailand?
- 111 current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 66th and Thailand ranks 69th 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
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.