Spirits consumption per person in India
India: Spirits consumption per person was 2.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Spirits consumption per person in India, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 2.87 for spirits consumption per person in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in India peaked at 2.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 1963.
That places India 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.71 | — |
| 1962 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6 | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 0.67 | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6 | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.67 | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 0.69 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.81 | +17.4% |
| 1969 | 0.85 | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.83 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.92 | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.97 | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 1.01 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.97 | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.04 | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.1 | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 1.06 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 1.05 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.15 | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.14 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.24 | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 1.3 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.48 | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 1.54 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.64 | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 1.69 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.82 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 1.57 | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 1.74 | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 1.69 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.81 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.89 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 1.51 | -20.1% |
| 1998 | 1.78 | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 1.69 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8778 | -48.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9301 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.15 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.23 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 1.43 | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 1.77 | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3 | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 2.55 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 2.76 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 2.84 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.82 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.79 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.79 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.72 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.6 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.78 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 2.81 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.23 | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 2.59 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 2.87 | +10.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3985, 7.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 2.87 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.39, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -48.1% | 1.69 | 0.8778 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7011 | 0.6 | 0.85 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.986 | 0.83 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 | 1.05 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 | 1.51 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 | 0.8778 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 | 2.55 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 | 2.23 | 2.87 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 27 Montenegro 3.21 compare
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 2.97 compare
- 29 Nauru 2.89 compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 2.8 compare
- 32 Brazil 2.78 compare
- 33 Serbia 2.73 compare
More economy & growth data for India
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 12.83 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0511 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 9.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in India?
- Spirits consumption per person in India was 2.87 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 in 2022.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 1963.
- How does India rank for spirits consumption per person?
- India ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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