Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Japan
Japan: Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure was 1.0% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Japan, 1990–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Japan is 1.0%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 37.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Japan peaked at 1.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2013.
Japan ranks 27th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +45.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Japan?
- Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Japan was 1.0% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure?
- Japan ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2013.
- Is alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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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