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09 June, 2023



Brewing news Estonia: Beer consumption declines in 2022 in Estonia

In 2022, Estonian residents consumed an average of 11.2 litres of alcoholic beverages per adult calculated as absolute alcohol, according to a study commissioned by the country’s social ministry and carried out by Institute of Economic Research.

Strong alcoholic beverages and beer made up the largest part of the consumed alcohol, spokespeople for the social ministry said. Converted to drinks, 11.2 litres of absolute alcohol means 11.9 litres of spirits, 79.6 litres or about 160 bottles of beer, 16.1 litres or about 21 bottles of grape wines and 10.6 litres of other light alcoholic drinks per adult.

The increase in consumption was mainly due to the increase in the consumption of spirits, the consumption of beer decreased slightly.

“Of alcoholic beverages, the consumption of other strong and light alcohol increased, the consumption of wine and vodka remained unchanged, but the consumption of beer decreased. The purchasing power of alcoholic beverages has increased in recent years, as residents’ incomes have increased faster than alcohol prices,” Peeter Raudsepp, the director of the Institute of Economic Research, said.

“In 2022, too, alcohol prices increased by 5.9 per cent and gross wages by 8.9 per cent, but at the same time the consumer price index increased by 19.4 per cent, which made general expenses very high for residents and reduced the real value of wages. As a result, the growth of alcohol consumption also remained lower than could have been expected based on the purchasing power of alcohol.”

The increase in the prices of goods and services was very fast for Estonian consumers last year, while the price of alcoholic beverages was significantly less. The prices of beer and grape wines rose slightly, but the price of hard alcohol remained at the 2021 level or became cheaper. The incomes of the people of Estonia continued to grow in 2022 and alcohol became more accessible.

According to calculations by the Institute of Economic Research, in 2022, six litres of vodka more than a year earlier could be bought with the average net monthly salary in Estonia, while compared with the year before last, 12 more litres of vodka and 24 more litres of beer could be bought.

In addition to a favourable price, alcohol is also physically more easily available in Estonia. Nearly 90 per cent of respondents said they would reach the nearest point of sale of alcohol in less than 10 minutes. Since 2020, the number of sales points has been continuously increasing and alcohol is also available through e-commerce and express couriers. While 9,082 points of sale had valid alcohol sales licenses at the beginning of 2022, the figure was 9,374 at the beginning of May 2023.

The consumption volumes given in the study have been calculated based on Statistics Estonia’s production figures, Eurostat’s foreign trade and company production figures as well as domestic and foreign market sales data. In addition, the Institute of Economic Research regularly collects retail prices and conducted a survey of residents’ purchases from abroad and the illicit market.





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