Beer consumption per person in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Beer consumption per person was 4.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
22nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
4.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
All-time low
0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1992
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Beer consumption per person in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1990–2022
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
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 4.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for beer consumption per person in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 4.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1992.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1991 | 2.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -59.5% |
| 1993 | 0.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +33.9% |
| 1997 | 1.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 1.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 2.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +47.5% |
| 2001 | 2.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 2.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 3.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 3.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 3.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 3.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 4.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 4.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 3.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 3.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 4.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 19 Estonia 4.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 20 Latvia 4.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 21 Iceland 4.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 23 Lithuania 4.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 24 Hungary 4.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 25 Bhutan 4.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2131 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,212 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 5,619 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9388 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Beer consumption per person in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 4.2 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1992.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for beer consumption per person?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.