Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Croatia
Croatia: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 7.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Croatia, 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
In 2023, share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Croatia stood at 7.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 244.4% over ten years.
That places Croatia 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3% | — |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +188.8% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +2.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 7.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 7.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Croatia?
- Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Croatia was 7.9% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
- Croatia ranks 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.