Beer consumption per person in Maldives
Maldives: Beer consumption per person was 0.3007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beer consumption per person in Maldives, 2000–2022
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
In 2022, beer consumption per person in Maldives stood at 0.3007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Maldives peaked at 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 150th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 2001 | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3789 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3686 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3695 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.355 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3092 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3051 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3523 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3705 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -65.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +117.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.3007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 16% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.3007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3192 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +117.4% | 0.1384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2020 | -65.9% | 0.4054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3626 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3051 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2466 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 147 Azerbaijan 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 148 Chad 0.3146 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 149 Tajikistan 0.3082 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 151 Guinea 0.2972 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 152 Liberia 0.2961 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 0.2686 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Maldives
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 806.20 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 46.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Maldives?
- Beer consumption per person in Maldives was 0.3007 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4115 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for beer consumption per person?
- Maldives ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.