Dataset

Alcohol consumption vs. GDP per capita

owid.alcohol-consumption-vs-gdp-per-capita
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries. Regions defined by Our World in Data, which are used in OWID charts and maps.

Cite as: Global Health Observatory Data Repository - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. “Total alcohol consumption per capita – In liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age” [dataset]. Global Health Observatory Data Repository - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank, “World Development Indicators 129” [original data].

Publisher
Our World in Data
Tier
Official
Covers
1990–2025
Places
Countries, regions and groups of the world
Updated
annual
Last modified
2026-07-27
Units
international-$ in 2021 prices; liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Method
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/alcohol-consumption-vs-gdp-per-capita

Columns

NameTypeDescription
entitytextcountry, region or group
codetextISO 3166-1 alpha-3, OWID_ for OWID's own groups, empty for most regions
yearinteger
sh_alc_pcap_linumberTotal alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)
ny_gdp_pcap_pp_kdnumberGDP per capita (international-$ in 2021 prices)
owid_regiontextWorld region according to OWID

Dimensions

NameValues
entity
year

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