Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Israel

Israel: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 2.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.6%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
60th
of 104 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2018
All-time low
2.6%
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

01232017202020232017: 2.9 %2018: 2.9 %2019: 2.7 %2020: 2.8 %2021: 2.8 %2022: 2.8 %2023: 2.6 %

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

Israel recorded 2.6% for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Israel ranks 60th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 3
2020s 2.7% 2.6% 2.8% 4

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 57 United Kingdom 3.0% compare
  2. 58 Cameroon 2.9% compare
  3. 59 Venezuela 2.8% compare
  4. 61 Peru 2.5% compare
  5. 62 Japan 2.5% compare
  6. 63 Taiwan 2.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Israel?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Israel was 2.6% 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2023.
How does Israel rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
Israel ranks 60th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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.