Spirits consumption per person in El Salvador
El Salvador: Spirits consumption per person was 1.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.5
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
72nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.23
in 1981
All-time low
0.9
in 1992
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in El Salvador, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.5 for spirits consumption per person in 2022.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in El Salvador peaked at 2.23 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 72nd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 1.07 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.2 | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 1.32 | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 1.13 | -14.4% |
| 1967 | 1.18 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 1.2 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.09 | -9.2% |
| 1970 | 1.15 | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 1.06 | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 1.02 | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 1.52 | +38.2% |
| 1975 | 1.75 | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 1.88 | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 2.17 | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 2.1 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 2.09 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.04 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.23 | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 2.05 | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 1.93 | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 1.81 | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 1.8 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.49 | -17.2% |
| 1987 | 1.34 | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.96 | -28.4% |
| 1989 | 0.94 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.24 | +31.9% |
| 1991 | 1.27 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9 | -29.1% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 1.31 | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 1.33 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.22 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 1.59 | +30.3% |
| 1998 | 1.63 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.86 | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 1.62 | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 1.71 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.77 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.85 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.71 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.74 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.67 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.71 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.61 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.54 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.34 | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 1.34 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.37 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.27 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.34 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.34 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.34 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.39 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.41 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.42 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.43 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.45 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5 | +3.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.02, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 | 1.06 | 1.32 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.58 | 1.02 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 | 0.94 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 | 0.9 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 | 1.54 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 | 1.27 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 69 Greece 1.57 compare
- 70 Iceland 1.51 compare
- 70 Switzerland 1.51 compare
- 73 Netherlands 1.5 compare
- 74 Cyprus 1.49 compare
- 75 Cote d'Ivoire 1.48 compare
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -26.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.72 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.62 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in El Salvador?
- Spirits consumption per person in El Salvador was 1.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 in 1981.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for spirits consumption per person?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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