Alcohol expenditure as share of total in Iceland

Iceland: Alcohol expenditure as share of total was 2.9 in 2007. ▼ Falling

Latest (2007)
2.9
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
4th
of 36 countries
All-time high
3.7
in 2002
All-time low
2.8
in 2006
Years of data
14
1990–2007

Alcohol expenditure as share of total in Iceland, 1990–2007

012341990199820071990: 3.41991: 3.21992: 3.21993: 3.11998: 3.21999: 3.22000: 3.32001: 3.52002: 3.72003: 3.22004: 32005: 2.92006: 2.82007: 2.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 2.9 for alcohol expenditure as share of total in 2007.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcohol expenditure as share of total in Iceland peaked at 3.7 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.8, in 2006.

Iceland ranks 4th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.22 3.1 3.4 6
2000s 3.16 2.8 3.7 8

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 1 Finland 4.1 compare
  2. 2 Romania 4 compare
  3. 2 Turkmenistan 4 compare
  4. 4 Hungary 2.9
  5. 6 Belarus 2.5 compare
  6. 6 Kazakhstan 2.5 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is alcohol expenditure as share of total in Iceland?
Alcohol expenditure as share of total in Iceland was 2.9 in 2007, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest alcohol expenditure as share of total recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2002.
What is the lowest alcohol expenditure as share of total recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8 in 2006.
How does Iceland rank for alcohol expenditure as share of total?
Iceland ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2007.
Is alcohol expenditure as share of total rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland 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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