Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Greece

Greece: Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending was 0.9 in 2009. ▬ Flat

Latest (2009)
0.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1
in 2003
All-time low
0.9
in 2000
Years of data
9
2000–2009

Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Greece, 2000–2009

00.20.40.60.812000200420092000: 0.92002: 0.92003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 0.92008: 0.92009: 0.9

Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Greece is 0.9, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Greece peaked at 1 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2000.

Greece ranks 30th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Greece, 2000 to 2009.
Year Value Change
2000 0.9 —
2002 0.9 +0.0%
2003 1 +11.1%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 0.9 -10.0%
2008 0.9 +0.0%
2009 0.9 +0.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.65, 55% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 27 Japan 1 compare
  2. 27 Slovenia 1 compare
  3. 27 Thailand 1 compare
  4. 30 United States 0.9 compare
  5. 32 Netherlands 0.8
  6. 32 Poland 0.8 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Greece?
Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Greece was 0.9 in 2009, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest alcohol spending as a share of total household spending recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2003.
What is the lowest alcohol spending as a share of total household spending recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2000.
How does Greece rank for alcohol spending as a share of total household spending?
Greece ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2009.
Is alcohol spending as a share of total household spending rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending
Source
World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by 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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Spending on alcohol measured as a share of total household expenditure.