How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sri Lanka?

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.

Iraq vs Sri Lanka: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure

Iraq

715.22 current US$

in 2023

Sri Lanka

714.86 current US$

in 2023

Iraq rank

87th

Sri Lanka rank

88th

Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time

Iraq
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 715.22 current US$ against 714.86 current US$ in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.36 current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Iraq ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2010s	770.44 current US$	788.84 current US$	18.39 current US$	Sri Lanka
2020s	711.98 current US$	715.87 current US$	3.89 current US$	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, Iraq or Sri Lanka?: Iraq, at 715.22 current US$ against 714.86 current US$ in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between Iraq and Sri Lanka?: 0.36 current US$, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sri Lanka?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?: Iraq ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th 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.