Congrats Azerbaijan! You’re #2 in the world!
USDA just released new data on household spending in various countries and looked at percentage of household spending on food.
Azerbaijan is the second highest percentage of food versus household expenditures in the world.
Azerbaijanis spend 2,862 USD on all household expenditures and 1,257 USD on food per capita. This means food is 44% of household expenditures.
In the United States, for comparison, 7% of consumption expenditures are on food, with 33,575 USD spend on all household expenditures and 2239 USD on food.