Middle East: expenditure on food during Ramadan by country 2022

According to a survey conducted in selected Middle Eastern countries in February to March 2022, 48 percent of the Muslim respondents stated that they will be spending the same on food during Ramadan as the previous year. Meanwhile, only nine percent of all Muslim respondents were planning to spend less on food during Ramadan.

Share of Muslims spending on food during Ramadan in the Middle East in 2022, by country

Characteristic	More	The same	Less
Lebanon	57%	25%	17%
UAE	53%	38%	9%
Saudi Arabia	42%	49%	9%
Iraq	33%	55%	12%
Jordan	26%	63%	12%
Region total	41%	48%	11%

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, MENA

Survey time period

February 25 to March 6, 2022

Number of respondents

2,871 respondents

Age group

18-45 years

Special properties

among adult Muslim respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: " How much will you spend the upcoming Ramadan compared to the previous, on ".
Number of respondents:

Iraq: 392
Jordan: 667
Lebanon: 339
Saudi Arabia: 862
UAE: 611

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