Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Russia
Russia: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 5.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Russia, 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
Russia recorded 5.9% for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Russia ranks 14th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -19.2% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 5.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Russia's 5.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Russia?
- Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Russia was 5.9% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
- Russia ranks 14th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.