Alcoholic Drinks

Alcoholic drinks recorded robust growth in 2021 after volume sales fell in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and excise tax increases. Expanding local production, especially in wine and beer, has supported sales growth by offering…

After sales of alcoholic drinks slumped at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2021 saw a recovery of sales as Jordanian society reopened and foreign tourists returned. Sales have been under pressure for years due to falling disposable…

Alcoholic drinks in Slovakia was affected by a number of negative factors in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact society. Slovakia had one of the lowest vaccination rates in Europe for much of 2021 leading to widespread restrictions and…

Alcoholic drinks in Singapore recorded a positive performance in total volume sales terms in 2021, although levels remained below pre-pandemic figures due to the significant declines experienced by on-trade the previous year. With rising cases of…

The alcoholic drinks category in Peru made a modest recovery from the pandemic in 2021 as the on-trade was able to reopen establishments, although some COVID-19 restrictions remained. Retail stores were boosted by the rise in home consumption as…

Following a sharp decline in 2020, alcoholic drinks in Azerbaijan saw total volume sales return to positive territory in 2021. This turnaround was driven by a rapid rebound in on-trade consumption as the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and the gradual…

In 2021, alcoholic drinks saw another year affected by the prolonged impact of COVID-19. Following a sharp increase in the number of cases of the virus from the end of 2020, the government declared a state of emergency in January 2021. To prevent the…

In 2021, the ongoing COVID-19 crisis encouraged consumers to maintain voluntary home confinements and led to a slower than expected recovery of activities. During the year, there were intermittent restrictions on the operations of foodservice…

In 2021, alcoholic drinks saw a return to growth in China, starting its recovery after seeing decline in 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic. Total volume sales in some alcoholic drinks categories returned to the level seen before the pandemic,…

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…

Sales of alcoholic drinks were generally positively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with the sharp rise in retail sales compensating for the sharp decline in sales through the on-trade channel. While retail volume growth slowed in 2021 as…

Following the emergence of COVID-19 in early 2020, a lockdown was introduced in Morocco on 20 March, and borders were closed accordingly. Confinement measures and a health emergency were in place until the November when the country was ravaged by a…

Alcoholic drinks saw double-digit volume growth in 2021 returning overall volume sales to pre-pandemic levels. With the decision by the government not to increase the OTV (excise taxes) on alcoholic drinks between July and December 2021, price…

The pandemic had a notable impact on the off-trade as locals had to figure out ways to enjoy themselves at home while the country endured multiple lockdowns. Many consumers have continued to drink more alcohol at home in 2021 with the added appeal of…