Alcohol expenditure as share of total in Italy

Italy: Alcohol expenditure as share of total was 1.6 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
1.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1.6
in 2015
All-time low
0.7
in 2007
Years of data
24
1990–2016

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

00.511.51990200320161990: 1.11991: 1.11992: 1.11993: 11994: 0.91995: 0.81996: 0.91997: 0.81998: 0.81999: 0.82000: 0.82001: 0.82002: 0.82003: 0.82004: 0.82005: 0.82006: 0.82007: 0.72008: 0.72009: 0.72010: 0.72014: 1.42015: 1.62016: 1.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1.6 for alcohol expenditure as share of total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcohol expenditure as share of total in Italy peaked at 1.6 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2007.

That places Italy 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.93 0.8 1.1 10
2000s 0.77 0.7 0.8 10
2010s 1.32 0.7 1.6 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 16 Denmark 1.7 compare
  2. 16 Russia 1.7 compare
  3. 18 United Kingdom 1.6 compare
  4. 20 Czechia 1.5 compare
  5. 21 Austria 1.3 compare
  6. 21 Croatia 1.3 compare
  7. 21 Ukraine 1.3 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places β†’

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is alcohol expenditure as share of total in Italy?
Alcohol expenditure as share of total in Italy was 1.6 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest alcohol expenditure as share of total recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 2015.
What is the lowest alcohol expenditure as share of total recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2007.
How does Italy rank for alcohol expenditure as share of total?
Italy ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
Is alcohol expenditure as share of total rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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