30 minutes agoA little booze for parties, alcohol consumption in Albania, among the lowest in Europe
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Albanians rank among the people who consume less alcoholic beverages in Europe, at least according to official data. According to Eurostat, which publishes consumer data according to the purchasing power of the European states, in 2021, consumption of alcoholic beverages in Albania was 19% of the European Union average. According to this ranking, our country [...]
According to Eurostat, which publishes consumer data according to the purchasing power of the European states, in 2021, consumption of alcoholic beverages in Albania was 19% of the European Union average.
According to this ranking, our country was the earliest in Europe, leaving Turkey alone, with 5% of the European average.
The data for Kosovo is for 2020, but consumption is slightly higher than in Albania, with 22% of the European average.
This low weight of Albania can also be linked to high levels of informality in the production of alcoholic beverages, while wine and rakia, in large part, are artisanal production (sunkment of Monitor).
In the region, the most greedy are Montenegrins, with 41% of the European average and Serbs, with 41%. North Macedonia ranks behind them, with 39%.
At similar levels with Albania is consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 21% of the European average.
While consumption is low, the prices of alcoholic beverages in Albania are about 122% of the European average, according to Eurostat signs, being a factor that can affect consumers' spending it. Alcohol beverages are the cheapest in Europe in northern Macedonia, with 81% of the European average and the most expensive in Sweden, with 219% of the European average.
nominally spending per capita on alcoholic beverages in Albania in 2021 was 86 euros, against 286 euros, which is the average European Union, according to Eurostat billboards.
Europe's Most Pictile States
The Swiss are the first in Europe to consume alcoholic beverages by 20.8% of the European average. Austrians (146%), Estonians (139), Latvia (138), Lithuania (137), Germany (131), are mostly cold countries.
While Balkans and Mediterranean countries are less drinkable, while alcohol consumption is on average 20-30% lower than the European average. For example, in Italy the index is 69%, in Spain 75%. Consumer is significantly lower in Greece, with 28% of the European average. /Monitor. al
