Spirits consumption per person in Malaysia
Malaysia: Spirits consumption per person was 0.1287 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spirits consumption per person in Malaysia, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spirits consumption per person in Malaysia is 0.1287, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Malaysia peaked at 0.23 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0719, in 2002.
That places Malaysia 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.17 | — |
| 1962 | 0.16 | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.17 | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.15 | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.16 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.12 | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.18 | +50.0% |
| 1974 | 0.15 | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.13 | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.16 | +23.1% |
| 1977 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.17 | +21.4% |
| 1979 | 0.19 | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.23 | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.16 | -30.4% |
| 1983 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0761 | -49.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0741 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0719 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0727 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0744 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0758 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.077 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.084 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0887 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.091 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0979 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1132 | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1152 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1154 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1133 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1172 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1195 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1234 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1239 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1116 | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1002 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1102 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1287 | +16.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.1287 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01, 13% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.1287 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.45, 29% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +50.0% | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| 2000 | -49.3% | 0.15 | 0.0761 |
| 1982 | -30.4% | 0.23 | 0.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1589 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.171 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.159 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0786 | 0.0719 | 0.091 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1151 | 0.0979 | 0.1239 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.113 | 0.1002 | 0.1287 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 165.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.291 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 121.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Malaysia?
- Spirits consumption per person in Malaysia was 0.1287 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 in 1981.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0719 in 2002.
- How does Malaysia rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Malaysia ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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