Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Japan

Japan: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 2.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.5%
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
62nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2021
All-time low
2.2%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

01232017202020232017: 2.3 %2018: 2.3 %2019: 2.2 %2020: 2.2 %2021: 3 %2022: 2.7 %2023: 2.5 %

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

Japan recorded 2.5% for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in 2023.

The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Japan ranks 62nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.3% 2.2% 2.3% 3
2020s 2.6% 2.2% 3.0% 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 59 Venezuela 2.8% compare
  2. 60 Israel 2.6% compare
  3. 61 Peru 2.5% compare
  4. 63 Taiwan 2.5% compare
  5. 64 Turkey 2.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Japan?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Japan was 2.5% 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 Japan?
The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
How does Japan rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
Japan ranks 62nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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.