Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Benin

Benin: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem was 0.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
up 166.7%
World rank
89th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2008–2020

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Benin, 2008–2020

00.020.040.060.082008201420202008: 0.042010: 0.072012: 0.052014: 0.052016: 0.042018: 0.032020: 0.08

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 Benin is 0.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 166.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Benin peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.

That places Benin 89th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem excise in Benin, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.0%
2010 0.1% +75.0%
2012 0.1% -28.6%
2014 0.1% +0.0%
2016 0.0% -20.0%
2018 0.0% -25.0%
2020 0.1% +166.7%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 5
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 89 Equatorial Guinea 0.1% compare
  2. 89 Gabon 0.1% compare
  3. 92 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Benin?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Benin was 0.1% 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 Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
How does Benin rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem?
Benin ranks 89th 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 Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin 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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Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 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
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