Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 4.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Paraguay, 2017–2023
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 Paraguay stood at 4.2%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
That places Paraguay 28th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 4.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.0%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 4.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2%, 1.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Paraguay?
- Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Paraguay was 4.2% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2017.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
- Paraguay ranks 28th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on alcohol and tobacco.