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,…

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…