Beer consumption per person in Bahrain
Bahrain: Beer consumption per person was 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beer consumption per person in Bahrain, 1970–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beer consumption per person in Bahrain is 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Bahrain peaked at 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4203 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2006.
Bahrain ranks 131st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.514 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4203 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.674 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.587 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5266 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6794 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5197 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.486 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 128 Nigeria 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 129 Turkmenistan 0.5861 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 132 Ghana 0.5122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 133 Malaysia 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 134 Sri Lanka 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Bahrain
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 17.5% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices -0.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 26,592 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 19.9% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 42.56 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 26,592 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.376 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -1.04 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -2.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 778.25 million current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Bahrain?
- Beer consumption per person in Bahrain was 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1997.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4203 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2006.
- How does Bahrain rank for beer consumption per person?
- Bahrain ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Beer consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual per capita beer consumption, measured in liters of pure alcohol. Beer contains around 5% of pure alcohol per volume so that one liter of beer contains 0.05 liters of pure alcohol. This means that 5 liters of pure alcohol equals 100 liters of beer.