Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Thailand

Thailand: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 104 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 2018
All-time low
3.0%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

01232017202020232017: 3.3 %2018: 3.4 %2019: 3.1 %2020: 3.2 %2021: 3.3 %2022: 3 %2023: 3 %

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 Thailand stood at 3.0%.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

That places Thailand 56th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.3% 3.1% 3.4% 3
2020s 3.1% 3.0% 3.3% 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 53 Sweden 3.1% compare
  2. 54 Ethiopia 3.1% compare
  3. 55 Netherlands 3.0% compare
  4. 57 United Kingdom 3.0% compare
  5. 58 Cameroon 2.9% compare
  6. 59 Venezuela 2.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Thailand?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Thailand was 3.0% 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 Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2022.
How does Thailand rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
Thailand ranks 56th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand 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.