Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Greece
Greece: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 4.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 4.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
That places Greece 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -11.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Greece's 4.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Greece?
- Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Greece was 4.4% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
- Greece ranks 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.