Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Algeria
Algeria: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 1.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Algeria, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1.0% for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Algeria ranks 90th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.1% | — |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.0%, 34% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Algeria?
- Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Algeria was 1.0% in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Algeria rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
- Algeria ranks 90th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on alcohol and tobacco.