Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Qatar

Qatar: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3%
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
101st
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2023
All-time low
0.3%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

00.10.20.32017202020232017: 0.292 %2018: 0.291 %2019: 0.29 %2020: 0.29 %2021: 0.29 %2022: 0.29 %2023: 0.326 %

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

The most recent figure for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Qatar is 0.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Qatar ranks 101st of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Qatar, 2017 to 2023.
Year % Change
2017 0.3%
2018 0.3% -0.2%
2019 0.3% -0.3%
2020 0.3% -0.2%
2021 0.3% -0.1%
2022 0.3% -0.0%
2023 0.3% +12.6%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 38% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 98 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  2. 99 Bahrain 0.4% compare
  3. 100 Ghana 0.4% compare
  4. 102 United Arab Emirates 0.3% compare
  5. 103 Kuwait 0.2% compare
  6. 104 Oman 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Qatar?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Qatar was 0.3% 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 Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
How does Qatar rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
Qatar ranks 101st out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar 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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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.