Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Ecuador, 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
Ecuador recorded 0.9% for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
That places Ecuador 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.8% | — |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +12.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.0%, 29% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2%, 40% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Ecuador?
- Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Ecuador was 0.9% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
- Ecuador ranks 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.