Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Nigeria

Nigeria: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 0.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.9%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
91st
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.9%
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

00.250.50.7512017202020232017: 0.987 %2018: 0.992 %2019: 1 %2020: 1.1 %2021: 1 %2022: 0.99 %2023: 0.922 %

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

Nigeria recorded 0.9% 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 6.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

That places Nigeria 91st out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 3
2020s 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 88 Tanzania 1.3% compare
  2. 89 Uruguay 1.2% compare
  3. 90 Algeria 1.0% compare
  4. 92 Ecuador 0.9% compare
  5. 93 Hong Kong 0.7% compare
  6. 94 Saudi Arabia 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

More reference data data for Nigeria

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Nigeria?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Nigeria was 0.9% 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 Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
How does Nigeria rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
Nigeria ranks 91st out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nigeria 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

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
Last refreshed

Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on alcohol and tobacco.