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

Rwanda: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem was 0.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.10.20.30.42008201420202008: 0.182010: 0.232012: 0.192014: 0.172016: 0.362018: 0.362020: 0.36

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Rwanda stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Rwanda peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.

That places Rwanda 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem excise in Rwanda, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2%
2010 0.2% +27.8%
2012 0.2% -17.4%
2014 0.2% -10.5%
2016 0.4% +111.8%
2018 0.4% +0.0%
2020 0.4% +0.0%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 0.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 4.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 5
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Rwanda?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Rwanda 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 Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
How does Rwanda rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem?
Rwanda ranks 30th 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 Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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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