Overview
- Germany had the second‑cheapest retail alcohol in the EU in October 2025, cheaper than the bloc average by 14% with only Italy lower.
- Finland recorded the highest alcohol price level in the EU at 110% above the average, while countries such as France and the Netherlands were roughly at the EU mean.
- Per‑capita alcohol consumption in Germany was 11.2 liters of pure alcohol in 2022, down from 12.1 liters in 2012, equal to about 448 half‑liter beers.
- Germany ranked around ninth for consumption alongside France and Portugal, with Romania highest at 17.1 liters and Greece, Malta, and Cyprus the lowest.
- Non‑alcoholic drink prices in Germany were about 2% above the EU average, and Latvia’s much higher level, around 46% above average, was linked in part to a sugar tax.