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.
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
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -0.0% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.0% (2025)
- GDP per capita 12,499 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 1.8% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 6.62 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 12,499 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 15.42 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -9.52 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -617.31 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 19.36 billion current LCU (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.