Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Kuwait

Kuwait: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 0.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
103rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2017
All-time low
0.1%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

00.050.10.152017202020232017: 0.153 %2018: 0.153 %2019: 0.152 %2020: 0.149 %2021: 0.15 %2022: 0.149 %2023: 0.152 %

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

Kuwait recorded 0.2% for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

That places Kuwait 103rd out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 4

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 100 Ghana 0.4% compare
  2. 101 Qatar 0.3% compare
  3. 102 United Arab Emirates 0.3% compare
  4. 104 Oman 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Kuwait?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Kuwait was 0.2% 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 Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
How does Kuwait rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
Kuwait ranks 103rd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kuwait 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.