How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?

Saudi Arabia ranks 94th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.

Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Saudi Arabia

Name: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Saudi Arabia
Creator: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saudi Arabia: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.7%

Change on year

up 6.5%

World rank

94th

of 104 countries

All-time high

0.7%

in 2023

All-time low

0.6%

in 2017

Years of data

2017–2023

Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Saudi Arabia, 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

Saudi Arabia recorded 0.7% for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

That places Saudi Arabia 94th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	3
2020s	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	4

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More reference data data for Saudi Arabia

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Saudi Arabia?: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Saudi Arabia was 0.7% 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 Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?: Saudi Arabia ranks 94th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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