How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?

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.

Ethiopia vs Uganda: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure

Ethiopia

362.02 current US$

in 2023

Uganda

265.89 current US$

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

102nd

Uganda rank

103rd

Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time

Ethiopia
Uganda

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 362.02 current US$ against 265.89 current US$ in Uganda, a difference of 96.13 current US$.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 102nd and Uganda ranks 103rd of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2010s	228.82 current US$	209.42 current US$	19.4 current US$	Ethiopia
2020s	278.96 current US$	272.85 current US$	6.11 current US$	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, Ethiopia or Uganda?: Ethiopia, at 362.02 current US$ against 265.89 current US$ in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between Ethiopia and Uganda?: 96.13 current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?: Ethiopia ranks 102nd and Uganda ranks 103rd 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.