Spirits consumption per person in Iraq
Iraq: Spirits consumption per person was 0.3806 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spirits consumption per person in Iraq, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, spirits consumption per person in Iraq stood at 0.3806.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Iraq peaked at 0.6 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1999.
That places Iraq 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.46 | — |
| 1962 | 0.43 | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.41 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.39 | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.37 | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.33 | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 0.37 | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 0.36 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.31 | -13.9% |
| 1971 | 0.32 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.34 | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.37 | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.44 | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.47 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.49 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.47 | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.45 | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.44 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.51 | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 0.41 | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 0.47 | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 0.41 | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6 | +46.3% |
| 1985 | 0.36 | -40.0% |
| 1986 | 0.45 | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.34 | -24.4% |
| 1988 | 0.36 | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.42 | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.12 | -71.4% |
| 1991 | 0.08 | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.07 | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1 | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 0.05 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.04 | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0384 | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0431 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0511 | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1036 | +102.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1659 | +60.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2368 | +42.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2409 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2889 | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3139 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3663 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3871 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4323 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4224 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3741 | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.347 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3937 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3877 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3864 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3913 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3697 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.362 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3737 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3806 | +1.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.3806 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01, 38% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.3806 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1313, 2.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +102.7% | 0.0511 | 0.1036 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3878 | 0.33 | 0.46 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.433 | 0.34 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.064 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1849 | 0.0384 | 0.3663 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3892 | 0.347 | 0.4323 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3721 | 0.362 | 0.3806 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More economy & growth data for Iraq
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -490.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 165.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.85 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 152.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 5 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 Iraq?
- Spirits consumption per person in Iraq was 0.3806 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 1984.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1999.
- How does Iraq rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Iraq ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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