How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Romania?

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.

Latvia vs Romania: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure

Latvia

2,757 current US$

in 2023

Romania

2,790 current US$

in 2023

Latvia rank

28th

Romania rank

25th

Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time

Latvia
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 2,790 current US$ against 2,757 current US$ in Latvia, a difference of 33 current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Romania ahead.

Latvia ranks 28th and Romania ranks 25th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1,745 current US$	1,939 current US$	193.93 current US$	Romania
2020s	2,317 current US$	2,378 current US$	61.35 current US$	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, Latvia or Romania?: Romania, at 2,790 current US$ against 2,757 current US$ in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between Latvia and Romania?: 33 current US$, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Romania?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Romania rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?: Latvia ranks 28th and Romania ranks 25th 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.