Spirits consumption per person in Congo
Congo: Spirits consumption per person was 0.414 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.414
Change on year
up 32.2%
World rank
124th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.52
in 1999
All-time low
0.03
in 1993
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Congo, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.414 for spirits consumption per person in 2022.
The figure is up 32.2% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Congo peaked at 0.52 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1993.
That places Congo 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.43 | — |
| 1962 | 0.22 | -48.8% |
| 1963 | 0.19 | -13.6% |
| 1964 | 0.15 | -21.1% |
| 1965 | 0.12 | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1 | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.05 | -54.5% |
| 1970 | 0.16 | +220.0% |
| 1971 | 0.12 | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.16 | +33.3% |
| 1973 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.24 | +60.0% |
| 1975 | 0.23 | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.22 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.17 | -22.7% |
| 1979 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2 | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 0.16 | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.29 | +81.2% |
| 1983 | 0.25 | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.27 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.32 | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2 | -37.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.13 | -35.0% |
| 1990 | 0.05 | -61.5% |
| 1991 | 0.08 | +60.0% |
| 1992 | 0.07 | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.03 | -57.1% |
| 1994 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 0.11 | +175.0% |
| 1996 | 0.29 | +163.6% |
| 1997 | 0.38 | +31.0% |
| 1998 | 0.18 | -52.6% |
| 1999 | 0.52 | +188.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2655 | -48.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2655 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2655 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2655 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2655 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2655 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2681 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2858 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3932 | +37.6% |
| 2009 | 0.349 | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4134 | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4288 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.301 | -29.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3256 | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3345 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2623 | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2338 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2423 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.331 | +36.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3408 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3658 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3132 | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.414 | +32.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.414 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3985, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.414 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.292, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +220.0% | 0.05 | 0.16 |
| 1999 | +188.9% | 0.18 | 0.52 |
| 1995 | +175.0% | 0.04 | 0.11 |
| 1996 | +163.6% | 0.11 | 0.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1633 | 0.05 | 0.43 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.184 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.228 | 0.13 | 0.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.175 | 0.03 | 0.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2889 | 0.2655 | 0.3932 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3214 | 0.2338 | 0.4288 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3643 | 0.3132 | 0.414 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More economy & growth data for Congo
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 70.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Congo?
- Spirits consumption per person in Congo was 0.414 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 in 1999.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1993.
- How does Congo rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Congo ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.
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