Food prices - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Food price index, world average = 100, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 165 countries was 105.854 index points. The highest value was in South Korea: 208.84 index points and the lowest value was in India: 58.17 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2021. 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, 2021 Global rank Available data
South Korea 208.84 1 2017 - 2021
Bermuda 205.33 2 2017 - 2021
Japan 199.51 3 2017 - 2021
Switzerland 199.2 4 2017 - 2021
Israel 188.73 5 2017 - 2021
Norway 177.19 6 2017 - 2021
Saint Lucia 173.34 7 2017 - 2021
Hong Kong 171.19 8 2017 - 2021
Aruba 170.96 9 2017 - 2021
Iceland 167.86 10 2017 - 2021
Comoros 165.12 11 2017 - 2021
Grenada 162.87 12 2017 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 161.12 13 2017 - 2021
Dominica 156.34 14 2017 - 2021
Canada 152.02 15 2017 - 2021
Luxembourg 150.46 16 2017 - 2021
Australia 148.5 17 2017 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 146.19 18 2017 - 2021
New Zealand 142.51 19 2017 - 2021
Taiwan 141.97 20 2017 - 2021
Denmark 140.2 21 2017 - 2021
Ireland 139.74 22 2017 - 2021
UA Emirates 138.42 23 2017 - 2021
Sweden 138.26 24 2017 - 2021
Uruguay 137.46 25 2017 - 2021
Zimbabwe 137.07 26 2017 - 2021
Malta 136.61 27 2017 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 135.92 28 2017 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 134.06 29 2017 - 2021
Finland 132.99 30 2017 - 2021
France 132.06 31 2017 - 2021
Kuwait 131.35 32 2017 - 2021
Singapore 130.75 33 2017 - 2021
China 130.41 34 2017 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 130.24 35 2017 - 2021
Seychelles 129.76 36 2017 - 2021
Cyprus 129.72 37 2017 - 2021
Djibouti 128.8 38 2017 - 2021
Italy 128.8 39 2017 - 2021
Austria 128.42 40 2017 - 2021
Qatar 127.91 41 2017 - 2021
Guyana 127.45 42 2017 - 2021
Greece 124.87 43 2017 - 2021
Germany 124.86 44 2017 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 124.84 45 2017 - 2021
Belgium 124.76 46 2017 - 2021
Costa Rica 124.25 47 2017 - 2021
Jamaica 122.63 48 2017 - 2021
Gabon 122.51 49 2017 - 2021
Chile 122.41 50 2017 - 2021
Bahrain 121.53 51 2017 - 2021
Lebanon 118.82 52 2021 - 2021
Slovenia 118.53 53 2017 - 2021
Portugal 117.83 54 2017 - 2021
USA 117.52 55 2017 - 2021
Spain 115.49 56 2017 - 2021
Estonia 115.12 57 2017 - 2021
Netherlands 113.99 58 2017 - 2021
Latvia 112.6 59 2017 - 2021
Liberia 112.29 60 2017 - 2021
Croatia 112.03 61 2017 - 2021
Slovakia 111.44 62 2017 - 2021
Ghana 111.31 63 2017 - 2021
R. of Congo 110.77 64 2017 - 2021
UK 109.1 65 2017 - 2021
Oman 107.97 66 2017 - 2021
Panama 107.78 67 2017 - 2021
Belize 106.08 68 2017 - 2021
Czechia 105.36 69 2017 - 2021
DR Congo 105.36 70 2017 - 2021
Mauritius 103.77 71 2017 - 2021
Maldives 103.53 72 2017 - 2021
Lithuania 102.74 73 2017 - 2021
Brunei 102.05 74 2017 - 2021
Nigeria 101.71 75 2017 - 2021
Mexico 101.61 76 2017 - 2021
Jordan 101.04 77 2017 - 2021
Hungary 101.01 78 2017 - 2021
G.-Bissau 100.22 79 2017 - 2021
Serbia 99.53 80 2017 - 2021
Cape Verde 98.86 81 2017 - 2021
Togo 97.83 82 2017 - 2021
Niger 97.78 83 2017 - 2021
Senegal 97.54 84 2017 - 2021
Benin 97.51 85 2017 - 2021
Albania 96.89 86 2017 - 2021
Ecuador 96.65 87 2017 - 2021
Iraq 95.12 88 2017 - 2021
Montenegro 95 89 2017 - 2021
Guinea 94.91 90 2017 - 2021
Honduras 94.32 91 2017 - 2021
Fiji 93.28 92 2017 - 2021
Kenya 93.19 93 2017 - 2021
Philippines 93.15 94 2017 - 2021
Morocco 92.55 95 2017 - 2021
Namibia 92.45 96 2017 - 2021
Bulgaria 92.44 97 2017 - 2021
Guatemala 92.39 98 2021 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 92.3 99 2017 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 92.01 100 2017 - 2021
Ivory Coast 90.87 101 2017 - 2021
Botswana 89.95 102 2017 - 2021
Cambodia 89.55 103 2017 - 2021
Indonesia 89.46 104 2017 - 2021
Laos 88.57 105 2017 - 2021
Sierra Leone 87.91 106 2017 - 2021
El Salvador 87.72 107 2017 - 2021
Peru 87.55 108 2017 - 2021
South Africa 87.46 109 2017 - 2021
Cameroon 87.26 110 2017 - 2021
Malawi 86.52 111 2017 - 2021
Angola 86.43 112 2017 - 2021
Bangladesh 85.86 113 2017 - 2021
Chad 85.82 114 2017 - 2021
Somalia 85.38 115 2021 - 2021
Thailand 84.21 116 2017 - 2021
Mali 83.91 117 2017 - 2021
Poland 83.9 118 2017 - 2021
Burundi 83.47 119 2017 - 2021
Malaysia 83.08 120 2017 - 2021
Lesotho 83.03 121 2017 - 2021
Mozambique 81.93 122 2017 - 2021
Georgia 81.76 123 2017 - 2021
Argentina 81.66 124 2017 - 2021
Romania 81.63 125 2017 - 2021
Swaziland 81.58 126 2017 - 2021
Nicaragua 81.53 127 2017 - 2021
Brazil 81.25 128 2017 - 2021
Mauritania 80.9 129 2017 - 2021
Gambia 80.66 130 2017 - 2021
Suriname 80.05 131 2017 - 2021
Paraguay 79.84 132 2017 - 2021
Vietnam 79.48 133 2017 - 2021
Colombia 79.15 134 2017 - 2021
Bhutan 77.73 135 2017 - 2021
Sri Lanka 76.08 136 2017 - 2021
North Macedonia 75.91 137 2017 - 2021
Uganda 75.47 138 2017 - 2021
Mongolia 75.13 139 2017 - 2021
Turkey 74.72 140 2017 - 2021
Ethiopia 74.65 141 2017 - 2021
Burkina Faso 73.52 142 2017 - 2021
Armenia 73.48 143 2017 - 2021
Uzbekistan 72.73 144 2021 - 2021
Algeria 72.3 145 2017 - 2021
Moldova 71.38 146 2017 - 2021
Ukraine 71.14 147 2017 - 2021
Tajikistan 70.47 148 2017 - 2021
Syria 70.01 149 2021 - 2021
Bolivia 68.57 150 2017 - 2021
Madagascar 68.52 151 2017 - 2021
Zambia 66.92 152 2017 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 66.57 153 2017 - 2021
Nepal 66.49 154 2017 - 2021
Russia 66.43 155 2017 - 2021
Tunisia 65.4 156 2017 - 2021
Tanzania 64.64 157 2017 - 2021
Egypt 63.81 158 2017 - 2021
Kazakhstan 63.35 159 2017 - 2021
Sudan 62.35 160 2017 - 2021
Rwanda 60.94 161 2017 - 2021
Azerbaijan 60.27 162 2017 - 2021
Pakistan 59.37 163 2017 - 2021
Belarus 59.01 164 2017 - 2021
India 58.17 165 2017 - 2021


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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. Bermuda
3. Japan
4. Switzerland
5. Israel
6. Norway
7. Saint Lucia
8. Hong Kong
9. Aruba
10. Iceland
11. Comoros
12. Grenada
13. Ant.& Barb.
14. Dominica
15. Canada
16. Luxembourg
17. Australia
18. St. Vincent & ...
19. New Zealand
20. Taiwan
21. Denmark
22. Ireland
23. UA Emirates
24. Sweden
25. Uruguay
26. Zimbabwe
27. Malta
28. Tr.&Tobago
29. Eq. Guinea
30. Finland
31. France
32. Kuwait
33. Singapore
34. China
35. Saudi Arabia
36. Seychelles
37. Cyprus
38. Djibouti
39. Italy
40. Austria
41. Qatar
42. Guyana
43. Greece
44. Germany
45. S.T.&Principe
46. Belgium
47. Costa Rica
48. Jamaica
49. Gabon
50. Chile
51. Bahrain
52. Lebanon
53. Slovenia
54. Portugal
55. USA
56. Spain
57. Estonia
58. Netherlands
59. Latvia
60. Liberia
61. Croatia
62. Slovakia
63. Ghana
64. R. of Congo
65. UK
66. Oman
67. Panama
68. Belize
69. Czechia
70. DR Congo
71. Mauritius
72. Maldives
73. Lithuania
74. Brunei
75. Nigeria
76. Mexico
77. Jordan
78. Hungary
79. G.-Bissau
80. Serbia
81. Cape Verde
82. Togo
83. Niger
84. Senegal
85. Benin
86. Albania
87. Ecuador
88. Iraq
89. Montenegro
90. Guinea
91. Honduras
92. Fiji
93. Kenya
94. Philippines
95. Morocco
96. Namibia
97. Bulgaria
98. Guatemala
99. Domin. Rep.
100. Bosnia & Herz.
101. Ivory Coast
102. Botswana
103. Cambodia
104. Indonesia
105. Laos
106. Sierra Leone
107. El Salvador
108. Peru
109. South Africa
110. Cameroon
111. Malawi
112. Angola
113. Bangladesh
114. Chad
115. Somalia
116. Thailand
117. Mali
118. Poland
119. Burundi
120. Malaysia
121. Lesotho
122. Mozambique
123. Georgia
124. Argentina
125. Romania
126. Swaziland
127. Nicaragua
128. Brazil
129. Mauritania
130. Gambia
131. Suriname
132. Paraguay
133. Vietnam
134. Colombia
135. Bhutan
136. Sri Lanka
137. North Macedonia
138. Uganda
139. Mongolia
140. Turkey
141. Ethiopia
142. Burkina Faso
143. Armenia
144. Uzbekistan
145. Algeria
146. Moldova
147. Ukraine
148. Tajikistan
149. Syria
150. Bolivia
151. Madagascar
152. Zambia
153. Kyrgyzstan
154. Nepal
155. Russia
156. Tunisia
157. Tanzania
158. Egypt
159. Kazakhstan
160. Sudan
161. Rwanda
162. Azerbaijan
163. Pakistan
164. Belarus
165. India
208.840
205.330
199.510
199.200
188.730
177.190
173.340
171.190
170.960
167.860
165.120
162.870
161.120
156.340
152.020
150.460
148.500
146.190
142.510
141.970
140.200
139.740
138.420
138.260
137.460
137.070
136.610
135.920
134.060
132.990
132.060
131.350
130.750
130.410
130.240
129.760
129.720
128.800
128.800
128.420
127.910
127.450
124.870
124.860
124.840
124.760
124.250
122.630
122.510
122.410
121.530
118.820
118.530
117.830
117.520
115.490
115.120
113.990
112.600
112.290
112.030
111.440
111.310
110.770
109.100
107.970
107.780
106.080
105.360
105.360
103.770
103.530
102.740
102.050
101.710
101.610
101.040
101.010
100.220
99.530
98.860
97.830
97.780
97.540
97.510
96.890
96.650
95.120
95.000
94.910
94.320
93.280
93.190
93.150
92.550
92.450
92.440
92.390
92.300
92.010
90.870
89.950
89.550
89.460
88.570
87.910
87.720
87.550
87.460
87.260
86.520
86.430
85.860
85.820
85.380
84.210
83.910
83.900
83.470
83.080
83.030
81.930
81.760
81.660
81.630
81.580
81.530
81.250
80.900
80.660
80.050
79.840
79.480
79.150
77.730
76.080
75.910
75.470
75.130
74.720
74.650
73.520
73.480
72.730
72.300
71.380
71.140
70.470
70.010
68.570
68.520
66.920
66.570
66.490
66.430
65.400
64.640
63.810
63.350
62.350
60.940
60.270
59.370
59.010
58.170
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52.2
104.4
156.6
208.84


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