Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ by country

Countries reporting
60
Highest
15,744
Venezuela
Lowest
6
Mali
Median
402.81
Years covered
28
1990–2017
Data points
785

What the numbers show

Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 15,744 in Venezuela; the lowest is 6 in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 402.81, and the mean is 1,659.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,624.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 3,748,460.0%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 71.7%).

Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Venezuela 15,744 2016 up 3,748,460.0% volatile
2 United Kingdom 12,111 2016 down 13.9% rising
3 Japan 12,023 2015 down 21.4% falling
4 United States 9,200 2011 up 21.1% rising
5 Canada 4,885 2015 down 11.9% flat
6 Thailand 4,199 2013 up 50.2% volatile
7 France 3,656 2016 up 14.2% rising
8 Germany 3,519 2016 down 18.7% rising
9 Mexico 3,116 2014 up 116.5% rising
10 Poland 2,923 2016 up 120.4% rising
11 Korea 2,579 2013 rising
12 Norway 2,326 2015 up 63.2% volatile
13 South Africa 1,773 2016 up 40.8% rising
14 Sweden 1,663 2015 up 27.6% rising
15 Türkiye 1,558 2010 up 46.9% rising
16 Italy 1,476 2016 up 9.7% rising
17 Colombia 1,416 2016 up 36.0% rising
18 Finland 1,382 2016 up 9.1% rising
19 Ireland 1,342 2016 down 2.6% rising
20 Spain 1,342 2017 down 19.3% rising
21 Netherlands 1,269 2015 up 14.6% rising
22 Bolivia 1,259 2011 up 56.6% rising
23 Sri Lanka 805.71 2015 down 31.2% volatile
24 Belgium 701.62 2016 down 6.4% rising
25 Denmark 686.43 2015 up 27.0% rising
26 New Zealand 641.91 2015 up 88.0% rising
27 Greece 510.87 2016 up 23.8% rising
28 Czechia 500.57 2016 up 6.5% rising
29 Singapore 471.77 2015 up 116.3% rising
30 Malaysia 444.07 2013 up 77.3% rising
31 Hungary 361.55 2016 down 15.6% falling
32 Slovak Republic 300.69 2016 up 15.1% rising
33 Estonia 279.08 2016 up 63.5% rising
34 Lithuania 275.87 2016 up 3.3% rising
35 Switzerland 255.15 2016 up 4.4% rising
36 Romania 250.57 2016 down 24.3% falling
37 Portugal 214.61 2016 down 16.5% falling
38 Malta 199.24 2016 up 1,301.1% volatile
39 Latvia 188.53 2016 up 24.6% rising
40 Austria 183.2 2016 down 71.7% falling
41 Bulgaria 168.18 2016 up 44.0% rising
42 Croatia 129.1 2016 up 201.8% volatile
43 Mauritius 126.54 2015 up 105.7% rising
44 Mongolia 121.8 2015 up 625.0% volatile
45 Slovenia 121.31 2016 up 41.3% rising
46 Iceland 120.34 2015 down 34.2% falling
47 Argentina 108.4 2015 up 3,419.5% volatile
48 Costa Rica 79.22 2016 up 72.4% rising
49 Uganda 76.72 2015 up 94.2% volatile
50 Nicaragua 62.24 2016 up 83.7% rising
51 Uruguay 61.74 2016 up 78.7% rising
52 Luxembourg 56.07 2016 up 322.2% rising
53 Zimbabwe 52.69 2004 down 21.3% volatile
54 Guatemala 51.94 2016 down 1.8% rising
55 Panama 45.06 2012 up 49.1% rising
56 Honduras 44.51 2016 up 105.1% rising
57 Cyprus 40.16 2016 up 16.1% rising
58 El Salvador 23 2016 up 27.8% rising
59 Bangladesh 8.6 2016 up 37.6% rising
60 Mali 6 2014 up 102.7% rising

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Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
60 places, 785 data points, 1990–2017
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