Alcoholic Drinks

Following the strong growth of off-trade volume sales of alcoholic drinks in 2020 as consumption shifted away from the on-trade channel in line with pandemic-induced home seclusion, demand through off-trade remained robust in 2021, as consumption…

Sales of alcoholic drinks continue to be driven by the wide popularity of beer among both local people and tourists. Although a stricter approach is being taken to informal sales of alcohol, the strong tradition for homebrewed beer and artisanal…

The alcoholic drinks market in Uzbekistan is still underdeveloped, with significantly larger volumes being generated by more traditional categories such as vodka, brandy, still red wine and lager. The religious environment in this majority Muslim…

In 2021, alcoholic drinks continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, however the recovery has begun and off-trade consumption has slowly started to shift back to the on-trade. Likewise, the country is under political unrest due to the coup in…

Total retail volume sales of alcoholic drinks continued to decline during 2021 – albeit at a more modest rate than in the previous year. An unstable economic environment amid multiple domestic security crises was the main driver of this, rather than…

In 2021, alcoholic drinks in Tunisia recorded strong decline in both volume and value terms due to the impact of COVID-19 on the industry. The Tunisian government introduced measures which impacted sales in the year, including a curfew from 20.00hrs…

After plummeting in 2020, on-trade sales recovered well in 2021, with total volume sales rising to exceed those seen in 2019. Despite a rebounding on-trade, the off-trade was also strong as at-home consumption remained popular. Low tax rates, the…

This report analyses the market for alcoholic drinks in Laos. For the purposes of the study, the market has been defined as follows:

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to have a major impact on alcoholic drinks in Spain in 2021, as measures related to containing the spread of the virus were once again a feature for much of the year. The country entered 2021 under very strong COVID-19…

Sales of alcoholic drinks continued to decline in 2021, albeit at a lower rate than in 2020, due to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the consumption of alcoholic drinks both on-trade and off-trade. During the year, pandemic-related…

During 2020, the rate of growth in off-trade volume sales of alcoholic drinks slowed significantly, while on-trade sales declined, as COVID-19 restrictions bit. During 2021, on-trade demand rebounded strongly, even though some pandemic restrictions…

Total volume sales of alcoholic drinks declined again in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the narrowing of the core consumer base for the category. With local people officially banned from buying and consuming alcohol, industry players rely…

Guatemala has recovered strongly after the disruptions caused by the 2020 COVID-19 restrictions, with volume sales in 2021 being higher than before the onset of COVID-19. Foodservice channels registered double-digit volume growth and retail channels…

Increased mobility and the reopening of on-trade were the primary reasons for alcoholic drinks bouncing back in 2021. The Indian government did not implement a uniform lockdown in the country as it had done in 2020. Mobility gradually increased to…

While alcoholic drinks in Uruguay saw total volume sales contract in 2021, the rate of decline was modest and slower than that recorded in 2020. This improvement was driven by a strong rebound in on-trade consumption as more people began frequenting…

In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to exert its influence on alcoholic drinks in Serbia. Following two years of decline in volume growth consumers began to return to their usual drinking habits in the on-trade. This of course led to strong…

Sales of alcoholic drinks remain very limited as the Muslim majority is banned from possessing or drinking alcohol. Thus, legal demand is limited to Indigenous groups, who stick mainly to artisanal and packaged traditional spirits, and foreigners.…

During 2020, the pandemic drove a shift in demand for alcoholic drinks from the on-trade to the off-trade, and this was only partially reversed in 2021, as COVID-19 restrictions remained in force for much of the year. However, the fact that they were…

Following a sharp contraction in 2020, in 2021 alcoholic drinks in Colombia showed a return to growth in total volume sales that exceeded expectations. This impressive turnaround was underpinned by a rapid rebound in on-trade consumption as the…

Argentina’s economy recovered quicker than expected after experiencing strong decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the strict and continuous lockdown imposed by the government on all on-trade establishments in 2020 and mid-2021. The reactivation…