Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending by country
Spending on alcohol measured as a share of total household expenditure.
Countries reporting
35
Highest
4.1
Finland
Lowest
0.1
Tajikistan
Median
1.6
Years covered
28
1990–2017
Data points
471
What the numbers show
Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 4.1 in Finland; the lowest is 0.1 in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.6, and the mean is 1.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 41.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 163.6%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 72.4%).
Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 4.1 | 2015 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 1994 | — | rising |
| 2 | Romania | 4 | 2013 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 4 | Hungary | 2.9 | 2015 | up 163.6% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 2.9 | 2007 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 6 | Belarus | 2.5 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 2.5 | 1995 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 8 | Lithuania | 2.4 | 2012 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 9 | Australia | 2.3 | 2015 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 10 | Norway | 2.2 | 2014 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 2.1 | 2016 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.9 | 1995 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 1.9 | 2014 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 12 | Moldova | 1.9 | 1995 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 16 | Denmark | 1.7 | 2015 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 16 | Russia | 1.7 | 2016 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 1.6 | 2012 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 1.6 | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 1.5 | 2016 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 1.3 | 2016 | unchanged | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 1.3 | 2014 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 21 | Ukraine | 1.3 | 2015 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 24 | Armenia | 1.2 | 2016 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 24 | Canada | 1.2 | 2016 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 1.1 | 2016 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 27 | Japan | 1 | 2013 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 27 | Thailand | 1 | 2014 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 1 | 2015 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 30 | United States | 0.9 | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Greece | 0.9 | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Poland | 0.8 | 2012 | — | falling |
| 32 | Netherlands | 0.8 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 0.5 | 2017 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 0.5 | 2016 | — | falling |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 0.1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
About this data
Spending on alcohol measured as a share of total household expenditure.