Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Norway
Norway: Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure was 2.2% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Norway, 1990–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Norway stood at 2.2%.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Norway peaked at 4.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2011.
Norway ranks 10th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.6% | — |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Norway?
- Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Norway was 2.2% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
- How does Norway rank for alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure?
- Norway ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Is alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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