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

Latest (2023)
4.4%
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
26th
of 104 countries
All-time high
5.0%
in 2022
All-time low
4.4%
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

0123452017202020232017: 4.9 %2018: 4.9 %2019: 4.4 %2020: 4.9 %2021: 4.8 %2022: 5 %2023: 4.4 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.8% 4.4% 4.9% 3
2020s 4.8% 4.4% 5.0% 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 23 Jordan 4.5% compare
  2. 24 Slovenia 4.5% compare
  3. 25 Finland 4.4% compare
  4. 27 Iraq 4.3% compare
  5. 28 Paraguay 4.2% compare
  6. 29 South Africa 4.1% compare

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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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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.