What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between Republic of Korea and Taiwan?

11 current US$, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Taiwan?

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.

Republic of Korea vs Taiwan: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure

Republic of Korea

2,071 current US$

in 2023

Taiwan

2,060 current US$

in 2023

Republic of Korea rank

44th

Taiwan rank

45th

Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time

Republic of Korea
Taiwan

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 2,071 current US$ against 2,060 current US$ in Taiwan, a difference of 11 current US$.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 44th and Taiwan ranks 45th of 104 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1,776 current US$	1,774 current US$	1.67 current US$	Republic of Korea
2020s	1,843 current US$	1,883 current US$	40.53 current US$	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, Republic of Korea or Taiwan?: Republic of Korea, at 2,071 current US$ against 2,060 current US$ in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between Republic of Korea and Taiwan?: 11 current US$, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Taiwan?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Taiwan rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?: Republic of Korea ranks 44th and Taiwan ranks 45th 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.