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
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.
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
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -0.0% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.0% (2025)
- GDP per capita 12,499 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 1.8% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 6.62 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 12,499 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 15.42 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -9.52 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -617.31 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 19.36 billion current LCU (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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About this data
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.