Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Serbia

Serbia: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 7.8% in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
7.8%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
2nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
8.4%
in 2022
All-time low
7.0%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

024682017202020232017: 7 %2018: 7 %2019: 8.1 %2020: 8.2 %2021: 8.4 %2022: 8.4 %2023: 7.8 %

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

Serbia recorded 7.8% for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in 2023.

The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Serbia ranks 2nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.4% 7.0% 8.1% 3
2020s 8.2% 7.8% 8.4% 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 1 Croatia 7.9% compare
  2. 3 Laos 7.8% compare
  3. 4 Czechia 7.7% compare
  4. 5 Belarus 7.6% compare

See the full ranking of 104 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Serbia?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Serbia was 7.8% 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 Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2022.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2017.
How does Serbia rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
Serbia ranks 2nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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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
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Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on alcohol and tobacco.