Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Belgium
Belgium: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Belgium, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Belgium is 0.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Belgium peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 24th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Belgium?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Belgium was 0.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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