Spirits consumption per person in Maldives
Maldives: Spirits consumption per person was 0.7318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
105th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.9367 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2019
All-time low
0.3226 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Maldives, 2000–2022
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
Maldives recorded 0.7318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for spirits consumption per person in 2022.
The figure is up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Maldives peaked at 0.9367 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3226 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 105th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 2001 | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7093 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6815 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6881 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6487 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8717 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +34.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9349 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6686 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8249 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9367 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3226 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -65.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +126.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.7318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 72% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.7318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 53% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +126.8% | 0.3226 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2020 | -65.6% | 0.9367 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3226 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2015 | +34.4% | 0.6487 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8717 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2017 | -28.5% | 0.9349 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6686 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7658 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6487 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9367 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5954 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3226 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 102 Turkmenistan 0.8682 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 103 Bahrain 0.8336 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 104 Guatemala 0.7982 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 106 Colombia 0.6534 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 107 Lebanon 0.6482 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 108 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5915 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Maldives
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 806.20 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 46.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Maldives?
- Spirits consumption per person in Maldives was 0.7318 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9367 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2019.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3226 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Maldives ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.