Sri Lanka vs Sur: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific

Sri Lanka
0.7%
in 2020
Sur
0.2%
in 2020
Sri Lanka rank
5th
Sur rank
2nd

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sur
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7% against 0.2% in Sur, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.0 times Sur's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 5th and Sur ranks 2nd of 184 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sur Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Sri Lanka
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Sri Lanka
2020s 0.7% 0.2% 0.4% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific, Sri Lanka or Sur?
Sri Lanka, at 0.7% against 0.2% in Sur as of 2020.
What is the difference in most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific between Sri Lanka and Sur?
0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sur?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Sri Lanka and Sur rank globally for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
Sri Lanka ranks 5th and Sur ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
186 places, 1,272 data points, 2008–2020
Last refreshed