Food prices - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Food price index, world average = 100, 2017:

The average for 2017 based on 167 countries was 104.971 index points. The highest value was in South Korea: 202.794 index points and the lowest value was in Egypt: 52.288 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: World Bank International Comparison Program
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Countries Food prices, 2017 Global rank Available data
South Korea 202.794 1 2017 - 2017
Switzerland 197.397 2 2017 - 2017
Japan 188.076 3 2017 - 2017
Norway 187.477 4 2017 - 2017
Montserrat 184.936 5 2017 - 2017
Barbados 182.578 6 2017 - 2017
Bermuda 181.645 7 2017 - 2017
Iceland 179.378 8 2017 - 2017
Israel 171.324 9 2017 - 2017
Ant.& Barb. 168.613 10 2017 - 2017
Angola 166.187 11 2017 - 2017
New Zealand 163.691 12 2017 - 2017
Bahamas 156.742 13 2017 - 2017
Australia 153.54 14 2017 - 2017
Grenada 152.107 15 2017 - 2017
Hong Kong 151.611 16 2017 - 2017
Denmark 151.189 17 2017 - 2017
Aruba 148.766 18 2017 - 2017
Uruguay 145.595 19 2017 - 2017
Austria 144.994 20 2017 - 2017
Luxembourg 143.891 21 2017 - 2017
Sweden 142.433 22 2017 - 2017
Dominica 142.201 23 2017 - 2017
Ireland 139.882 24 2017 - 2017
Saint Lucia 139.764 25 2017 - 2017
St. Vincent & ... 139.633 26 2017 - 2017
Canada 137.341 27 2017 - 2017
Finland 135.333 28 2017 - 2017
Liberia 135.175 29 2017 - 2017
Tr.&Tobago 134.92 30 2017 - 2017
France 132.25 31 2017 - 2017
Italy 129.286 32 2017 - 2017
Belgium 129.24 33 2017 - 2017
UA Emirates 128.869 34 2017 - 2017
Costa Rica 128.254 35 2017 - 2017
Singapore 127.302 36 2017 - 2017
Djibouti 126.816 37 2017 - 2017
Cyprus 126.753 38 2017 - 2017
Malta 124.766 39 2017 - 2017
Taiwan 124.157 40 2017 - 2017
USA 123.827 41 2017 - 2017
Argentina 122.409 42 2017 - 2017
Jamaica 121.475 43 2017 - 2017
Greece 121.131 44 2017 - 2017
Chile 120.959 45 2017 - 2017
Seychelles 120.276 46 2017 - 2017
Gabon 120.011 47 2017 - 2017
Belize 119.772 48 2017 - 2017
Kuwait 119.752 49 2017 - 2017
R. of Congo 119.386 50 2017 - 2017
Eq. Guinea 118.227 51 2017 - 2017
C.A. Republic 118.033 52 2017 - 2017
Qatar 116.248 53 2017 - 2017
China 116.157 54 2017 - 2017
Germany 116.028 55 2017 - 2017
Netherlands 115.836 56 2017 - 2017
Comoros 114.522 57 2017 - 2017
Guyana 111.953 58 2017 - 2017
Portugal 111.797 59 2017 - 2017
S.T.&Principe 111.526 60 2017 - 2017
Panama 111.213 61 2017 - 2017
Bahrain 110.878 62 2017 - 2017
Slovenia 109.768 63 2017 - 2017
Spain 109.705 64 2017 - 2017
Mauritius 109.309 65 2017 - 2017
Croatia 109.272 66 2017 - 2017
Brazil 107.662 67 2017 - 2017
Estonia 106.699 68 2017 - 2017
UK 106.357 69 2017 - 2017
Togo 105.906 70 2017 - 2017
Domin. Rep. 104.939 71 2017 - 2017
Latvia 104.861 72 2017 - 2017
Slovakia 103.567 73 2017 - 2017
Brunei 103.366 74 2017 - 2017
Ecuador 103.177 75 2017 - 2017
Zimbabwe 101.714 76 2017 - 2017
Ghana 101.488 77 2017 - 2017
Peru 100.45 78 2017 - 2017
Saudi Arabia 99.678 79 2017 - 2017
Jordan 99.086 80 2017 - 2017
Iran 98.98 81 2017 - 2017
Namibia 98.393 82 2017 - 2017
Botswana 98.008 83 2017 - 2017
Oman 97.292 84 2017 - 2017
Haiti 96.997 85 2017 - 2017
Hungary 96.955 86 2017 - 2017
Niger 96.792 87 2017 - 2017
Turkey 96.185 88 2017 - 2017
Guinea 96.107 89 2017 - 2017
Fiji 94.463 90 2017 - 2017
Czechia 93.819 91 2017 - 2017
Suriname 93.652 92 2017 - 2017
Iraq 93.558 93 2017 - 2017
DR Congo 93.419 94 2017 - 2017
Cape Verde 93.118 95 2017 - 2017
Swaziland 92.865 96 2017 - 2017
South Africa 92.413 97 2017 - 2017
Senegal 91.552 98 2017 - 2017
G.-Bissau 91.334 99 2017 - 2017
Maldives 91.287 100 2017 - 2017
Burundi 91.02 101 2017 - 2017
Lithuania 90.458 102 2017 - 2017
Indonesia 90.192 103 2017 - 2017
Ivory Coast 90.055 104 2017 - 2017
Colombia 89.73 105 2017 - 2017
Chad 88.871 106 2017 - 2017
Morocco 88.869 107 2017 - 2017
Mexico 88.741 108 2017 - 2017
Ethiopia 88.177 109 2017 - 2017
Montenegro 88.123 110 2017 - 2017
Bosnia & Herz. 86.916 111 2017 - 2017
Zambia 86.645 112 2017 - 2017
El Salvador 86.25 113 2017 - 2017
Serbia 86.232 114 2017 - 2017
Honduras 86.181 115 2017 - 2017
Sri Lanka 85.113 116 2017 - 2017
Bulgaria 84.915 117 2017 - 2017
Algeria 84.511 118 2017 - 2017
Nigeria 84.436 119 2017 - 2017
Paraguay 83.414 120 2017 - 2017
Cameroon 83.269 121 2017 - 2017
Laos 82.267 122 2017 - 2017
Mauritania 81.623 123 2017 - 2017
Benin 81.566 124 2017 - 2017
Albania 81.51 125 2017 - 2017
Kenya 80.809 126 2017 - 2017
Thailand 79.409 127 2017 - 2017
Georgia 79.168 128 2017 - 2017
Philippines 79.097 129 2017 - 2017
Bangladesh 79.094 130 2017 - 2017
Cambodia 79.02 131 2017 - 2017
Nicaragua 78.581 132 2017 - 2017
Russia 78.411 133 2017 - 2017
Mozambique 77.653 134 2017 - 2017
Malaysia 76.82 135 2017 - 2017
Poland 76.523 136 2017 - 2017
Lesotho 76.441 137 2017 - 2017
Burkina Faso 76.365 138 2017 - 2017
Armenia 76.102 139 2017 - 2017
Gambia 75.281 140 2017 - 2017
Romania 73.693 141 2017 - 2017
Tajikistan 73.549 142 2017 - 2017
Vietnam 73.294 143 2017 - 2017
Mali 73.166 144 2017 - 2017
Uganda 70.729 145 2017 - 2017
North Macedonia 70.633 146 2017 - 2017
Kazakhstan 70.57 147 2017 - 2017
Pakistan 70.188 148 2017 - 2017
Mongolia 69.832 149 2017 - 2017
Bhutan 69.481 150 2017 - 2017
Sierra Leone 68.911 151 2017 - 2017
Bolivia 68.3 152 2017 - 2017
Sudan 67.426 153 2017 - 2017
Kyrgyzstan 67.277 154 2017 - 2017
Moldova 67.133 155 2017 - 2017
Madagascar 66.627 156 2017 - 2017
Burma 66.501 157 2017 - 2017
Tanzania 66.19 158 2017 - 2017
Belarus 64.894 159 2017 - 2017
Nepal 64.251 160 2017 - 2017
Rwanda 62.541 161 2017 - 2017
Tunisia 61.571 162 2017 - 2017
Malawi 61.3 163 2017 - 2017
India 58.758 164 2017 - 2017
Ukraine 55.473 165 2017 - 2017
Azerbaijan 55.135 166 2017 - 2017
Egypt 52.288 167 2017 - 2017



Definition: Broad based food price index. The world average food price level is set at 100. Higher values for a country indicate more expensive food prices relative to the world and other countries.

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1. South Korea
2. Switzerland
3. Japan
4. Norway
5. Montserrat
6. Barbados
7. Bermuda
8. Iceland
9. Israel
10. Ant.& Barb.
11. Angola
12. New Zealand
13. Bahamas
14. Australia
15. Grenada
16. Hong Kong
17. Denmark
18. Aruba
19. Uruguay
20. Austria
21. Luxembourg
22. Sweden
23. Dominica
24. Ireland
25. Saint Lucia
26. St. Vincent & ...
27. Canada
28. Finland
29. Liberia
30. Tr.&Tobago
31. France
32. Italy
33. Belgium
34. UA Emirates
35. Costa Rica
36. Singapore
37. Djibouti
38. Cyprus
39. Malta
40. Taiwan
41. USA
42. Argentina
43. Jamaica
44. Greece
45. Chile
46. Seychelles
47. Gabon
48. Belize
49. Kuwait
50. R. of Congo
51. Eq. Guinea
52. C.A. Republic
53. Qatar
54. China
55. Germany
56. Netherlands
57. Comoros
58. Guyana
59. Portugal
60. S.T.&Principe
61. Panama
62. Bahrain
63. Slovenia
64. Spain
65. Mauritius
66. Croatia
67. Brazil
68. Estonia
69. UK
70. Togo
71. Domin. Rep.
72. Latvia
73. Slovakia
74. Brunei
75. Ecuador
76. Zimbabwe
77. Ghana
78. Peru
79. Saudi Arabia
80. Jordan
81. Iran
82. Namibia
83. Botswana
84. Oman
85. Haiti
86. Hungary
87. Niger
88. Turkey
89. Guinea
90. Fiji
91. Czechia
92. Suriname
93. Iraq
94. DR Congo
95. Cape Verde
96. Swaziland
97. South Africa
98. Senegal
99. G.-Bissau
100. Maldives
101. Burundi
102. Lithuania
103. Indonesia
104. Ivory Coast
105. Colombia
106. Chad
107. Morocco
108. Mexico
109. Ethiopia
110. Montenegro
111. Bosnia & Herz.
112. Zambia
113. El Salvador
114. Serbia
115. Honduras
116. Sri Lanka
117. Bulgaria
118. Algeria
119. Nigeria
120. Paraguay
121. Cameroon
122. Laos
123. Mauritania
124. Benin
125. Albania
126. Kenya
127. Thailand
128. Georgia
129. Philippines
130. Bangladesh
131. Cambodia
132. Nicaragua
133. Russia
134. Mozambique
135. Malaysia
136. Poland
137. Lesotho
138. Burkina Faso
139. Armenia
140. Gambia
141. Romania
142. Tajikistan
143. Vietnam
144. Mali
145. Uganda
146. North Macedonia
147. Kazakhstan
148. Pakistan
149. Mongolia
150. Bhutan
151. Sierra Leone
152. Bolivia
153. Sudan
154. Kyrgyzstan
155. Moldova
156. Madagascar
157. Burma
158. Tanzania
159. Belarus
160. Nepal
161. Rwanda
162. Tunisia
163. Malawi
164. India
165. Ukraine
166. Azerbaijan
167. Egypt
202.794
197.397
188.076
187.477
184.936
182.578
181.645
179.378
171.324
168.613
166.187
163.691
156.742
153.540
152.107
151.611
151.189
148.766
145.595
144.994
143.891
142.433
142.201
139.882
139.764
139.633
137.341
135.333
135.175
134.920
132.250
129.286
129.240
128.869
128.254
127.302
126.816
126.753
124.766
124.157
123.827
122.409
121.475
121.131
120.959
120.276
120.011
119.772
119.752
119.386
118.227
118.033
116.248
116.157
116.028
115.836
114.522
111.953
111.797
111.526
111.213
110.878
109.768
109.705
109.309
109.272
107.662
106.699
106.357
105.906
104.939
104.861
103.567
103.366
103.177
101.714
101.488
100.450
99.678
99.086
98.980
98.393
98.008
97.292
96.997
96.955
96.792
96.185
96.107
94.463
93.819
93.652
93.558
93.419
93.118
92.865
92.413
91.552
91.334
91.287
91.020
90.458
90.192
90.055
89.730
88.871
88.869
88.741
88.177
88.123
86.916
86.645
86.250
86.232
86.181
85.113
84.915
84.511
84.436
83.414
83.269
82.267
81.623
81.566
81.510
80.809
79.409
79.168
79.097
79.094
79.020
78.581
78.411
77.653
76.820
76.523
76.441
76.365
76.102
75.281
73.693
73.549
73.294
73.166
70.729
70.633
70.570
70.188
69.832
69.481
68.911
68.300
67.426
67.277
67.133
66.627
66.501
66.190
64.894
64.251
62.541
61.571
61.300
58.758
55.473
55.135
52.288
0
50.7
101.4
152.1
202.79


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