Spirits consumption per person in Dominica
Dominica: Spirits consumption per person was 4.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spirits consumption per person in Dominica, 1990–2022
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, spirits consumption per person in Dominica stood at 4.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Dominica peaked at 9.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2021.
That places Dominica 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 6 Bulgaria 5.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 7 North Korea 5.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 8 Barbados 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 4.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 11 Belarus 4.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 12 Thailand 4.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Dominica
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 9,501 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 4.8% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 625.82 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 9,501 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2.7 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 42.43 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 15.71 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 323.73 million current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 119.90 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Dominica?
- Spirits consumption per person in Dominica was 4.72 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 spirits consumption per person recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1991.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2021.
- How does Dominica rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Dominica ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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 Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spirit consumption per person, measured in liters of pure alcohol per year. Spirits are distilled alcoholic drinks and include gin, rum, whisky, tequila and vodka.