Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Estonia

Estonia: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 6.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
6.7%
Change on year
down 13.9%
World rank
11th
of 104 countries
All-time high
8.4%
in 2020
All-time low
6.7%
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Estonia, 2017–2023

024682017202020232017: 8.1 %2018: 7.8 %2019: 7.4 %2020: 8.4 %2021: 7.8 %2022: 7.8 %2023: 6.7 %

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 Estonia stood at 6.7%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

That places Estonia 11th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.8% 7.4% 8.1% 3
2020s 7.7% 6.7% 8.4% 4

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 8 Latvia 7.1% compare
  2. 9 Hungary 7.0% compare
  3. 10 Ukraine 6.9% compare
  4. 12 Poland 6.2% compare
  5. 13 Romania 6.1% compare
  6. 14 Russia 5.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Estonia?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Estonia was 6.7% 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 Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2023.
How does Estonia rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
Estonia ranks 11th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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About this data

Indicator
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco
Unit
%
Source
USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
104 places, 727 data points, 2017–2023
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Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on alcohol and tobacco.