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Alcoholic Drinks in Bangladesh

Published Jul 23, 2025
Length 42 Pages
SKU # EP20240829

Description

Retail volume sales of alcoholic drinks recorded strong growth in 2024 with local consumers embracing alcoholic drinks to a greater degree than their international counterparts. Many international industry players have branches in Bangladesh. Despite the high growth, the industry has been hampered by high inflation, government change and political unrest. Product availability has also been challenging due to import difficulties and customs issues. The government has also been active in illegal t...

Euromonitor International's Alcoholic Drinks in Bangladesh report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2020-2024), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Beer, Cider/Perry, RTDs, Spirits, Wine.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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* Get a detailed picture of the Alcoholic Drinks market;
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* Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
* Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

42 Pages
Alcoholic Drinks in Bangladesh
Euromonitor International
July 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN BANGLADESH
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Alcoholic drinks in 2024: The big picture
2024 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retail developments
On-trade vs off-trade split
What next for alcoholic drinks?
MARKET BACKGROUND
Legislation
Legal purchasing age and legal drinking age
Drink driving
Advertising
Smoking ban
Opening hours
On-trade establishments
Taxation and Duty Levies
Operating Environment
Contraband/parallel trade
Duty free
Cross-border/private imports
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 2 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Value 2019-2024
Table 3 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 4 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 5 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2024
Table 6 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2024
Table 7 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume 2024
Table 8 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value 2024
Table 9 GBO Company Shares of Alcoholic Drinks: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 10 Distribution of Alcoholic Drinks by Format: % Off-trade Volume 2019-2024
Table 11 Distribution of Alcoholic Drinks by Format and by Category: % Off-trade Volume 2024
Table 12 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Volume 2024-2029
Table 13 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Value 2024-2029
Table 14 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 15 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Value Growth 2024-2029
DISCLAIMER
BEER
Key Data Findings
2024 Developments
Ongoing strong growth of beer sales, although demand continues to be suppressed by traditional and religious norms
Crown Beverages retains its outright lead, present with its popular Hunter brand
The off-trade remains the outright leading channel for sales of beer
Prospects and Opportunities
Beer continues to grow in popularity over the forecast period
Growing consumer base in the form of foreign business people, tourists and locals, though Muslim laws limit potential
Limited brand presence of imports benefit local brand Hunter
Category Data
Table 16 Sales of Beer by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 17 Sales of Beer by Category: Total Value 2019-2024
Table 18 Sales of Beer by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 19 Sales of Beer by Category: % Total Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 20 Sales of Beer by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2019-2024
Table 21 Sales of Beer by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2019-2024
Table 22 Sales of Beer by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 23 Sales of Beer by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 24 GBO Company Shares of Beer: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 25 NBO Company Shares of Beer: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 26 LBN Brand Shares of Beer: % Total Volume 2021-2024
Table 27 Forecast Sales of Beer by Category: Total Volume 2024-2029
Table 28 Forecast Sales of Beer by Category: Total Value 2024-2029
Table 29 Forecast Sales of Beer by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 30 Forecast Sales of Beer by Category: % Total Value Growth 2024-2029
WINE
Wine sales grow from a low base as the category attracts new cosumers
Heavily fragmented competitive landsacpe due to inconsistency in supply
Availability of wine growing through legal alcohol traders, the operations of which are expanding
Wine sales benefit from economic development, rising numbers of foreigners in the country and less strict enforcement of non-drinking regulations among Muslims
Uncertainty continues around the longevity of current liberal policies
Growing numbers of foreigners in the country boost demand for wine over the forecast period
Table 31 Sales of Wine by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 32 Sales of Wine by Category: Total Value 2019-2024
Table 33 Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 34 Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 35 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Breakdown 2019-2024
Table 36 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Breakdown 2019-2024
Table 37 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 38 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 39 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: Total Volume 2024-2029
Table 40 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: Total Value 2024-2029
Table 41 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 42 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Value Growth 2024-2029
SPIRITS
Strong growth of spirits as the category remains the most widely developed in alcohlic drinks in the country
Carew & Co retains a strong lead thanks to the popularity and accessable pricing of its local Imperial Whiskey brand
Warehouses remains the leading off-trade channel, while society clubs, bars and hotels remain the leading on-trade channels
Forecast period sales growth of spirits driven by affordability and availability
Spirits benefits from local production and accessible pricing in relation to imports
More sophisticated consumer base and more liberal alcohol policies boost the need for innovation
Table 43 Sales of Spirits by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 44 Sales of Spirits by Category: Total Value 2019-2024
Table 45 Sales of Spirits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 46 Sales of Spirits by Category: % Total Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 47 Sales of Spirits by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Breakdown 2019-2024
Table 48 Sales of Spirits by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Breakdown 2019-2024
Table 49 Sales of Spirits by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 50 Sales of Spirits by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 51 GBO Company Shares of Spirits: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 52 NBO Company Shares of Spirits: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 53 LBN Brand Shares of Spirits: % Total Volume 2021-2024
Table 54 Forecast Sales of Spirits by Category: Total Volume 2024-2029
Table 55 Forecast Sales of Spirits by Category: Total Value 2024-2029
Table 56 Forecast Sales of Spirits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 57 Forecast Sales of Spirits by Category: % Total Value Growth 2024-2029
CIDER/PERRY
Neglibile sales of cider/perry due to religious restrictions and lack of product awareness
Sales of cider/perry remain insignificant over the forecast period
Table 58 Sales of Cider/Perry: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 59 Sales of Cider/Perry: Total Value 2019-2024
Table 60 Sales of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 61 Sales of Cider/Perry: % Total Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 62 Sales of Cider/Perry by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2019-2024
Table 63 Sales of Cider/Perry by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2019-2024
Table 64 Sales of Cider/Perry by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 65 Sales of Cider/Perry by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 66 GBO Company Shares of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 67 NBO Company Shares of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 68 LBN Brand Shares of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume 2021-2024
Table 69 Forecast Sales of Cider/Perry: Total Volume 2024-2029
Table 70 Forecast Sales of Cider/Perry: Total Value 2024-2029
Table 71 Forecast Sales of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 72 Forecast Sales of Cider/Perry: % Total Value Growth 2024-2029
RTDS
Negligible sales of RTDs given the general ban on alcohol consumption among Muslims, the ban on advertising and low engagement of industry players
Sales of RTDs remain negligible over the forecast period
Table 73 Sales of RTDs by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 74 Sales of RTDs by Category: Total Value 2019-2024
Table 75 Sales of RTDs by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 76 Sales of RTDs by Category: % Total Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 77 Sales of RTDs by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2019-2024
Table 78 Sales of RTDs by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2019-2024
Table 79 Sales of RTDs by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 80 Sales of RTDs by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 81 GBO Company Shares of RTDS: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 82 NBO Company Shares of RTDS: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 83 LBN Brand Shares of RTDS: % Total Volume 2021-2024
Table 84 Forecast Sales of RTDs by Category: Total Volume 2024-2029
Table 85 Forecast Sales of RTDs by Category: Total Value 2024-2029
Table 86 Forecast Sales of RTDs by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 87 Forecast Sales of RTDs by Category: % Total Value Growth 2024-2029

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