Balearic households spend €1,887 per person on food

€1,887 per person: that is what households in Spain’s Balearic Islands spend on food between January and November 2025, the third-highest figure in the country. It is 11.9% above the Spanish average of €1,687. The figures come from a Cajamar report produced with the Valencian Institute of Economic Research.

More food bought per person

The Balearic Islands lead Spain in the amount of food bought per person, at 633 kilograms against a national average of 528 kilograms. Yet food and drink make up a slightly smaller share of household shopping on the islands: 18.2%, compared with 18.9% across Spain.

Food sales lead the sector

The islands’ food sector generates €1,930 million in economic value and employs 38,959 people. Sales and distribution account for 77.9% of that value. The food and drink industry has 597 businesses.

Food-sector exports reached €162 million in 2025, up 11.9% on the previous year. Despite that growth, the islands account for just 0.2% of Spain’s food-sector exports.

Topics: Economy

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com