Spirits consumption per person in Malta
Malta: Spirits consumption per person was 2.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Spirits consumption per person in Malta, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spirits consumption per person in Malta is 2.1, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Malta peaked at 3.23 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 1961.
Malta ranks 54th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6 | — |
| 1962 | 0.61 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.65 | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 1.17 | +80.0% |
| 1965 | 0.97 | -17.1% |
| 1966 | 1.66 | +71.1% |
| 1967 | 1.32 | -20.5% |
| 1968 | 1.1 | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 1.23 | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 1.36 | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 1.35 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.35 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.92 | +42.2% |
| 1974 | 1.79 | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 2.04 | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 2 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 2.78 | +39.0% |
| 1978 | 2.95 | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 3.23 | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 2.9 | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 2.02 | -30.3% |
| 1982 | 1.95 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.37 | -29.7% |
| 1984 | 1.73 | +26.3% |
| 1985 | 1.76 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 2.03 | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 1.36 | -33.0% |
| 1988 | 2.17 | +59.6% |
| 1989 | 2.16 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.16 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.15 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.12 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.11 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.06 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.05 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.64 | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 1.54 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.57 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.45 | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 1.39 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.39 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.43 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.48 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.52 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.46 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.47 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.63 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 1.74 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.84 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 1.9 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.91 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.91 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.93 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.95 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.1 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.56 | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 1.8 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 2.1 | +16.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.79, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2.1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1313, 16.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +80.0% | 0.65 | 1.17 |
| 1966 | +71.1% | 0.97 | 1.66 |
| 1988 | +59.6% | 1.36 | 2.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 | 0.6 | 1.66 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.08 | 1.35 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.94 | 1.36 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 | 1.54 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 | 1.39 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 | 1.63 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 | 1.56 | 2.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -36.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 611.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5772 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 446.61 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Malta?
- Spirits consumption per person in Malta was 2.1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 in 1979.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Malta ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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