demographic2017

Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2017; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data55 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.1value
Median: 1.4value
Countries Covered
55
with available data
Highest
Seychelles
22.0value
Lowest
Tajikistan
0.1value
Top 5 Countries
1Seychelles22.0value
2Zimbabwe7.0value
3Finland4.1value
4Romania4.0value
5Turkmenistan4.0value
By Region
Other2.9value(18 countries)
Africa2.1value(2 countries)
Oceania2.0value(2 countries)
Europe1.8value(24 countries)
North America1.3value(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1value)High (22.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.1value)

Other (18)
Africa (2)
Oceania (2)
Europe (24)
North America (3)
Asia (6)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2017; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Seychelles22.0value
2Zimbabwe7.0value
3Finland4.1value
4Romania4.0value
5Turkmenistan4.0value
6Ethiopia3.6value
7Bhutan3.2value
8Hungary2.9value
9Iceland2.9value
10Belarus2.5value
11Ireland2.5value
12Kazakhstan2.5value
13Lithuania2.4value
14Australia2.3value
15Norway2.2value
16Estonia2.1value
17Latvia2.0value
18Kyrgyzstan1.9value
19Mexico1.9value
20Moldova, Republic of1.9value
21Sweden1.9value
22Denmark1.7value
23New Zealand1.7value
24Russian Federation1.7value
25Italy1.6value
26United Kingdom1.6value
27Czech Republic1.5value
28France1.4value
29Croatia1.3value
30Spain1.3value
31Ukraine1.3value
32Albania1.3value
33Austria1.3value
34Canada1.2value
35Cook Islands1.2value
36Armenia1.2value
37Georgia1.1value
38Palau1.1value
39The Republic of North Macedonia1.1value
40Japan1.0value
41Slovenia1.0value
42Thailand1.0value
43Greece0.9value
44United States of America0.9value
45Netherlands0.8value
46Poland0.8value
47Samoa0.7value
48Cyprus0.6value
49Philippines0.5value
50South Africa0.5value
51Uzbekistan0.5value
52Azerbaijan0.5value
53Singapore0.3value
54Lebanon0.2value
55Tajikistan0.1value
Showing 55 of 55 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2017).

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