Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Ghana
Ghana: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem was 0.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
65th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
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 Ghana, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.2% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Ghana peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 65th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.1% | — |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 4.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Ghana?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Ghana was 0.2% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem?
- Ghana ranks 65th 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 Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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