People in Uzbekistan spend almost half of their household budget just on food.
People in Uzbekistan spend almost half of their household budget just on food.
US Department of Agriculture data puts the share at 44.8%, one of the highest rates in the world. For comparison, households in Kazakhstan spend 41.7% on food, in Belarus 30.6%, and in Russia 25.7%. In Nigeria, the highest in the ranking, the figure is 59.2%.
The number is a blunt measure of living standards: when food eats half the budget, there is little left for anything else. It also helps explain why food prices are the most politically sensitive number in Tashkent.
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