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

Congo: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
down 26.7%
World rank
79th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.050.10.152008201420202008: 0.162010: 0.162012: 0.162014: 0.152016: 0.152018: 0.152020: 0.11

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Congo peaked at 0.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.

That places Congo 79th 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 Congo, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem excise in Congo, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2%
2010 0.2% +0.0%
2012 0.2% +0.0%
2014 0.1% -6.3%
2016 0.1% +0.0%
2018 0.1% +0.0%
2020 0.1% -26.7%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 76 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
  2. 77 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1% compare
  3. 77 Chad 0.1% compare
  4. 79 Mali 0.1% compare
  5. 79 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
  6. 82 Colombia 0.1% compare
  7. 82 Brazil 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 Congo?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Congo 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 Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
How does Congo rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem?
Congo ranks 79th 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 Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo 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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