Spirits consumption per person in Belarus
Belarus: Spirits consumption per person was 4.51 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spirits consumption per person in Belarus, 1988–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 4.51 for spirits consumption per person in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Belarus peaked at 8.16 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.9, in 1988.
Belarus ranks 11th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2.9 | — |
| 1989 | 4.81 | +65.9% |
| 1990 | 4.7 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 5.69 | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 6.54 | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 7.87 | +20.3% |
| 1994 | 7.55 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 7.43 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 8.16 | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 7.97 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 7.57 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 7.85 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 5.03 | -35.9% |
| 2001 | 4.75 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 4.75 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8 | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 3.64 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.02 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 5.07 | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 5.81 | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 6.12 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 5.95 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 5.75 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.24 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 6.4 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.26 | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 4.64 | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 4.13 | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 4.38 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 4.37 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.4 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.55 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 4.58 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.57 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.51 | -1.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 4.51 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01, 4.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 4.51 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +65.9% | 2.9 | 4.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.85 | 2.9 | 4.81 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.13 | 4.7 | 8.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.89 | 3.64 | 6.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.01 | 4.13 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 | 4.51 | 4.58 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More economy & growth data for Belarus
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0151 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 154.85 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0156 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 113.07 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Belarus?
- Spirits consumption per person in Belarus was 4.51 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 8.16 in 1996.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 in 1988.
- How does Belarus rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Belarus ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).