Share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure was 28.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure in Dominican Republic, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 28.1% for share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Dominican Republic ranks 37th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.8% | — |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.8% | 26.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.6% | 28.1% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9312 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 10,298 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 57.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 638,350 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7699 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure in Dominican Republic?
- Share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure in Dominican Republic was 28.1% in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure?
- Dominican Republic ranks 37th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on food. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.