The pie charts illustrate the percentages of household income spent on five different categories in a country in 2000 and 2020.
Overall, housing accounted for a considerably larger proportion of household income in 2020, becoming the biggest expenditure category. By contrast, the percentages allocated to transport, food and entertainment all declined, while the proportion spent on savings remained unchanged.
In 2000, food represented the largest share of household income, at 30%. Transport and housing accounted for equal proportions, each making up 20% of the total. Meanwhile, 15% of household income was spent on entertainment, whereas savings represented the smallest share, at 10%.
By 2020, housing expenditure had risen substantially from 20% to 35%, an increase of 15 percentage points. In comparison, the proportion spent on food fell from 30% to 22%, while transport expenditure decreased by five percentage points, reaching 15%. Spending on entertainment also experienced a slight decline, dropping from 15% to 13%. In contrast, the figure for savings remained stable at 10% throughout the period.
