Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Sweden
Sweden: Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending was 1.9 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Sweden, 1992–2014
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Sweden stood at 1.9. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Sweden peaked at 3.7 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 12th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.7 | — |
| 1995 | 3.1 | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 3.4 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | -34.5% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.65, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -34.5% | 2.9 | 1.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.92 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Sweden?
- Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Sweden was 1.9 in 2014, 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 1992.
- What is the lowest alcohol spending as a share of total household spending recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for alcohol spending as a share of total household spending?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Is alcohol spending as a share of total household spending rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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Spending on alcohol measured as a share of total household expenditure.