Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Belgium
Belgium: Spirits as share total alcohol consumption was 11.97 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
11.97
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 185 countries
All-time high
14.78
in 2011
All-time low
7.34
in 2002
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Belgium, 2000–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Belgium is 11.97, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Belgium peaked at 14.78 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.34, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 145th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.99 | 7.34 | 14.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.44 | 11.97 | 14.78 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -2.02 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.47 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 45,146 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 11.17 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 539.12 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 45,146 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.14 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.98 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 60.55 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Belgium?
- Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Belgium was 11.97 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits as share total alcohol consumption recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 14.78 in 2011.
- What is the lowest spirits as share total alcohol consumption recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.34 in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for spirits as share total alcohol consumption?
- Belgium ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is spirits as share total alcohol consumption rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits as share total alcohol consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).