Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Italy
Italy: Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure was 1.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Italy, 1990–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.6% for alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in 2016. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Italy peaked at 1.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2007.
Italy ranks 18th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1% | — |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Italy?
- Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Italy was 1.6% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
- Is alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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