Alcohol expenditure as share of total in Canada

Canada: Alcohol expenditure as share of total was 1.2 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
1.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
2.3
in 1990
All-time low
1.1
in 2012
Years of data
27
1990–2016

Alcohol expenditure as share of total in Canada, 1990–2016

00.511.522.51990200320161990: 2.31991: 2.21992: 2.21993: 2.21994: 2.21995: 2.21996: 21997: 21998: 2.21999: 22000: 2.12001: 22002: 2.12003: 2.12004: 2.12005: 22006: 22007: 22008: 22009: 2.12010: 22011: 22012: 1.12013: 1.22014: 1.12015: 1.22016: 1.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2016, alcohol expenditure as share of total in Canada stood at 1.2.

The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcohol expenditure as share of total in Canada peaked at 2.3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2012.

Canada ranks 24th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.15 2 2.3 10
2000s 2.05 2 2.1 10
2010s 1.4 1.1 2 7

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 21 Austria 1.3 compare
  2. 21 Croatia 1.3 compare
  3. 21 Ukraine 1.3 compare
  4. 24 Armenia 1.2 compare
  5. 26 North Macedonia 1.1 compare
  6. 27 Japan 1 compare
  7. 27 Slovenia 1 compare
  8. 27 Thailand 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is alcohol expenditure as share of total in Canada?
Alcohol expenditure as share of total in Canada was 1.2 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest alcohol expenditure as share of total recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 1990.
What is the lowest alcohol expenditure as share of total recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2012.
How does Canada rank for alcohol expenditure as share of total?
Canada ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
Is alcohol expenditure as share of total rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Alcohol expenditure as share of total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Alcohol expenditure as share of total
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
36 places, 471 data points, 1990–2017
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