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Nigeria has emerged as the country with the highest share of consumer spending devoted to food, with households allocating 56 percent of their expenditure to food purchased for home consumption, according to data attributed to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The figure places Nigeria ahead of Myanmar, where food accounts for 55 percent of consumer spending, and Laos at 54 percent, highlighting the substantial share of household resources devoted to meeting basic food needs in the countries at the top of the ranking.
Kenya ranks fourth at 49 percent, followed by Turkmenistan and Tanzania at 46 percent each. Uzbekistan accounts for 45 percent, while Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire record 43 percent apiece. Kazakhstan completes the top 10 at 42 percent.
The data, published in a ranking attributed to the USDA's Economic Research Service for 2025, measures spending on food purchased for consumption at home. It excludes meals eaten outside the home, alcohol and tobacco.
At the other end of the ranking, the United States and Singapore record the lowest shares at six percent each, followed by the United Kingdom and Ireland at eight percent apiece. Canada and Australia record 10 percent each, while the United Arab Emirates stands at 11 percent. Germany, Norway and Brazil each record 12 percent.
The wide gap between Nigeria and the lowest-ranking countries illustrates the differing proportions of household spending devoted to food. However, the figures alone do not establish the causes of the differences or directly measure food insecurity, poverty or the affordability of specific food items.
For Nigeria, where food is a major component of household budgets, the finding puts renewed focus on food affordability and the pressure that essential consumption places on disposable income.
The figures are rounded. The original USDA dataset and its methodology should be consulted to establish the precise reference period, country coverage and comparability of the estimates.
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