Spirits in the United Kingdom

December 2025 | 41 pages | ID: SFFBD737427EN
MarketLine

Abstracts

Spirits in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights

• The spirits market consists of the sale of whiskey, vodka, brandy, liqueurs, rum, gin & genever, and others. The scope of others includes tequila & mezcal, local spirits, and non - alcoholic spirits drinks.
• The UK spirits market recorded revenues of $19,273.3 million in 2024, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8% between 2019-24.
• Market consumption volumes declined with a negative CAGR of 1.3% between 2019-24, reaching a total of 361.9 million liters in 2024.
• The contraction of the UK spirits market during 2019-24, primarily due to rising excise duties and inflation-driven price increases, made spirits relatively expensive for consumers struggling with cost-of-living pressures, which squeezed discretionary spending and encouraged many drinkers to cut back on high-alcohol beverages in favour of more affordable long drinks or no-/low-alcohol alternatives.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the spirits market in the United Kingdom
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the spirits market in the United Kingdom
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key spirits market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom spirits market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the United Kingdom spirits market by value in 2024?
• What will be the size of the United Kingdom spirits market in 2029?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom spirits market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• Who are the top competitors in the United Kingdom's spirits market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Category segmentation
1.6. Geography segmentation
1.7. Market share
1.8. Market rivalry
1.9. Competitive landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market value
3.2. Market volume

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
4.3. Market distribution

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market value forecast
5.2. Market volume forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Market share
7.2. Who are the leading players in the UK spirits market?
7.3. Which companies have been most successful in increasing their market shares during 2019-24?
7.4. Which companies market shares have suffered during 2019-24?
7.5. What are the most popular brands in the UK spirits market?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. Diageo Plc
8.2. Pernod Ricard SA
8.3. Bacardi Ltd
8.4. CEDC International Sp. z o.o.

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: United Kingdom spirits market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: United Kingdom spirits market volume: million liters, 2019-24
Table 3: United Kingdom spirits market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 4: United Kingdom spirits market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 5: United Kingdom spirits market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 6: United Kingdom spirits market distribution: % share, by volume, 2024
Table 7: United Kingdom spirits market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 8: United Kingdom spirits market volume forecast: million liters, 2024-29
Table 9: United Kingdom spirits market share: % share, by volume, 2024
Table 10: Diageo Plc: Key Facts
Table 11: Diageo Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 12: Diageo Plc: Key Employees
Table 13: Pernod Ricard SA: Key Facts
Table 14: Pernod Ricard SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 15: Pernod Ricard SA: Key Employees
Table 16: Bacardi Ltd: Key Facts
Table 17: Bacardi Ltd: Key Employees
Table 18: Bacardi Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 19: CEDC International Sp. z o.o.: Key Facts
Table 20: United Kingdom Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 21: United Kingdom Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 22: United Kingdom GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 23: United Kingdom Inflation, 2020-24
Table 24: United Kingdom Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 25: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2019-24

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: United Kingdom spirits market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: United Kingdom spirits market volume: million liters, 2019-24
Figure 3: United Kingdom spirits market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 4: United Kingdom spirits market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 5: United Kingdom spirits market distribution: % share, by volume, 2024
Figure 6: United Kingdom spirits market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 7: United Kingdom spirits market volume forecast: million liters, 2024-29
Figure 8: Forces driving competition in the spirits market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 9: Drivers of buyer power in the spirits market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of supplier power in the spirits market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 11: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the spirits market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 12: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the spirits market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 13: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the spirits market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 14: United Kingdom spirits market share: % share, by volume, 2024