Spirits consumption per person in Syria
Syria: Spirits consumption per person was 0.0583 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.0583
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
162nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.9026
in 2001
All-time low
0.0502
in 2020
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Syria, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, spirits consumption per person in Syria stood at 0.0583.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Syria peaked at 0.9026 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0502, in 2020.
Syria ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spirits consumption per person in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.08 | — |
| 1962 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 1969 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.13 | +18.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1 | -23.1% |
| 1974 | 0.12 | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.17 | +41.7% |
| 1977 | 0.12 | -29.4% |
| 1978 | 0.07 | -41.7% |
| 1979 | 0.12 | +71.4% |
| 1980 | 0.09 | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.15 | +66.7% |
| 1983 | 0.18 | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.14 | -22.2% |
| 1985 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.11 | -26.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.14 | +27.3% |
| 1991 | 0.12 | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.16 | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.13 | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.11 | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.09 | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8939 | +893.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9026 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8515 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8062 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7726 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7219 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6799 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6384 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6285 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6232 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6145 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4631 | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1732 | -62.6% |
| 2013 | 0.124 | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1745 | +40.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2087 | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1575 | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1046 | -33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1323 | +26.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1042 | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0502 | -51.8% |
| 2021 | 0.059 | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0583 | -1.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0583 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0542, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0583 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1313, 44% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +893.2% | 0.09 | 0.8939 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0933 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.117 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.123 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.123 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7519 | 0.6232 | 0.9026 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2257 | 0.1042 | 0.6145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0558 | 0.0502 | 0.059 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 159 East Timor 0.0759 compare
- 160 Sierra Leone 0.0661 compare
- 161 Kiribati 0.0606 compare
- 163 Guinea 0.0573 compare
- 164 Algeria 0.0555 compare
- 165 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.05 compare
More economy & growth data for Syria
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -41.81 % change on previous year (2010)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0316 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 30.15 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0176 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 22.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0165 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 15.69 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Syria?
- Spirits consumption per person in Syria was 0.0583 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9026 in 2001.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0502 in 2020.
- How does Syria rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Syria ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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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