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

Greece
2,824 current US$
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
2,981 current US$
in 2023
Greece rank
24th
United Arab Emirates rank
21st

Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time

  • Greece
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2,981 current US$ against 2,824 current US$ in Greece, a difference of 157 current US$.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 2,318 current US$ 1,949 current US$ 369.08 current US$ Greece
2020s 2,624 current US$ 2,341 current US$ 282.23 current US$ Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, Greece or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 2,981 current US$ against 2,824 current US$ in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between Greece and United Arab Emirates?
157 current US$, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Arab Emirates?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Greece and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?
Greece ranks 24th 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.