França Engel Ratio

Engel Ratio measures the share of household consumption spent on food. Higher readings usually imply a heavier burden from necessities and less room for discretionary spending.

Cross-country levels reflect income differences and price structures, so trend direction often matters more than the level alone.

It becomes more informative when paired with food inflation, real wages and total household consumption.

This Eurostat series is mainly useful for European coverage. For a broader global ranking including Japan and the United States, the OECD-based Engel series is a better fit.