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

Egypt: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.10.20.30.40.52008201420202008: 02010: 0.42012: 0.52014: 0.52016: 0.52018: 0.52020: 0.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Egypt stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Egypt peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.

That places Egypt 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem excise in Egypt, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.0%
2010 0.4%
2012 0.5% +25.0%
2014 0.5% +0.0%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2018 0.5% +0.0%
2020 0.5% +0.0%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 12.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Egypt

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  3. 11 Spain 0.5% compare
  4. 13 Myanmar 0.5% compare
  5. 13 Oman 0.5% compare
  6. 13 Bahrain 0.5% compare
  7. 13 Qatar 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Egypt?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Egypt was 0.5% 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 Egypt?
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 Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
How does Egypt rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem?
Egypt ranks 13th 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 Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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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