EU countries by household spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages (EUR million)

Germany had the highest household spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages (EUR million) of 27 EU countries in 2023, at €237.13 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €1.3 billion. The median was €20.01 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.19 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest237,128Germany

Lowest1,298.9Malta

Median20,009.527 EU countries

European Union (27)1,188,634.4History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Under 5,000
5,000 to 15K
15K to 26K
26K to 51K
51K and over

EUR million, 2023. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP01, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2023

EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP01, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2023 EUR million	Change on 2022
1	Germany Provisional	237,128	+6%
2	France	185,063.6	+8.8%
3	Italy	182,653.8	+8.7%
4	Spain	109,378	+5.4%
5	Poland	78,321.6	+11.8%
6	Netherlands	53,143	+7.8%
7	Romania	44,281.8	+3.7%
8	Portugal	33,349.5	+11.8%
9	Belgium	31,977.8	+6.5%
10	Sweden	30,452.9	+0.2%
11	Greece Provisional	26,778.4	+2.4%
12	Austria	25,364.8	+9.2%
13	Czechia	21,647	+7%
14	Denmark	20,009.5	+2.1%
15	Finland	16,890	+6.9%
16	Hungary	16,362.5	+16.4%
17	Slovakia	13,585.8	+15.8%
18	Ireland	13,313.1	+11%
19	Bulgaria	11,374.3	+7%
20	Croatia	10,115.3	+10.1%
21	Lithuania	7,748.7	-0.8%
22	Slovenia	4,714.7	+8.9%
23	Latvia	4,672.1	+7.5%
24	Estonia	3,832.7	+11%
25	Luxembourg	2,616.9	+7.9%
26	Cyprus	2,374.1	+6.8%
27	Malta	1,298.9	+13.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual household final consumption expenditure on food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018 division 01. Published in millions of euros at current prices.

Eurostat national accounts, domestic concept: includes non-residents spending in the territory and excludes residents spending abroad. Includes non-cash items such as imputed rent. Current prices in euros, including for non-euro countries: changes reflect prices and may reflect exchange rates. Not inflation-adjusted or purchasing-power-adjusted.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Household final consumption expenditure, CP01, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Household final consumption expenditure, CP01, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18) (EU countries by household spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages (EUR million), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table

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Household final consumption expenditure, CP01, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18), EU countries by household spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages (EUR million), 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-food/eu-countries?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Household final consumption expenditure, CP01, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). EU countries by household spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages (EUR million), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-food/eu-countries?period=2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Household final consumption expenditure, CP01, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18), EU countries by household spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages (EUR million), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-food/eu-countries?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest household spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages (EUR million)?

Germany, with €237.13 billion in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest household spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages (EUR million)?

Malta, with €1.3 billion in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Household final consumption expenditure, CP01, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12.