Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Singapore

Singapore: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 1.7% in 2023. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1.7%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
78th
of 104 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2021
All-time low
1.7%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

00.511.522017202020232017: 1.9 %2018: 1.9 %2019: 1.7 %2020: 1.9 %2021: 2 %2022: 1.9 %2023: 1.7 %

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 Singapore stood at 1.7%.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Singapore ranks 78th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.8% 1.7% 1.9% 3
2020s 1.9% 1.7% 2.0% 4

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 75 Argentina 1.9% compare
  2. 76 Cambodia 1.9% compare
  3. 77 United States 1.9% compare
  4. 79 Costa Rica 1.7% compare
  5. 80 Brazil 1.7% compare
  6. 81 Panama 1.6% 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 Singapore?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Singapore was 1.7% 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 Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2019.
How does Singapore rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
Singapore ranks 78th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Singapore 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.