The season for merriment and festive cheer is almost upon us with just 26 days til Christmas. And during this particularly booze fuelled time of year, we thought weโ€™d take a look at how much people spend on wine across the globe, and the results are fairly impressive!

For our latest study, we compared the Wine Instituteโ€™s data on the consumption of wine per person with the price of a standard bottle of wine (Numbeo data), and calculated the average amount each person spends on wine every year around the world. Check out the results in the infographic below:

UK Wine Consumption

The average person in the UK drinks almost 30 bottles of wine each year, or the equivalent of 180 glasses. Each person spends approximatelyย ยฃ194 per yearย and almostย ยฃ7 on a bottle.

Despite this seemingly impressive budget, there are 22 other countries in the world that spend more! So, where in the world is wine more popular?

Wine Consumption in Europe

Generally, Europeans spend the most on wine each year with many European countries spending betweenย ยฃ50 and ยฃ400. The Swiss are the biggest spenders not only in Europe, but in the world with an annual budget of more thanย ยฃ500 per person. This extravagant annual spend is due to the hefty price ofย ยฃ9.38ย for a mid range bottle.

The few exceptions with a smaller budget for wine are Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Albania and Montenegro where they spend less thanย ยฃ20 per yearย on wine. Kosovo has the smallest annual spend of all the European countries with an annual spend ofย 60p per year.

Wine Consumption Across the Globe

The top 5 countries with the Biggest Annual Spend (per person, per year)

  • Switzerland: ยฃ505.50
  • Cayman Islands: ยฃ457.75
  • Falkland Islands : ยฃ451.76
  • Aruba : ยฃ403.26
  • Norfolk Island : ยฃ372.67

The top 5 countries with the Smallest Annual Spend (per person, per year)

  • Ethiopia: 2p
  • India: 7p
  • Burundi: 8p
  • Turkmenistan: 9p
  • Nepal: 12p

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