Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 3.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
46th
of 104 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 2022
All-time low
2.0%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Sri Lanka, 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
In 2023, share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Sri Lanka stood at 3.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +70.3% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 3.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.0%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Sri Lanka?
- Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Sri Lanka was 3.4% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.