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

Spain: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2008
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.572010: 0.572012: 0.552014: 0.512016: 0.512018: 0.512020: 0.51

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.5% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Spain peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

That places Spain 11th 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 Spain, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem excise in Spain, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.6%
2010 0.6% +0.0%
2012 0.6% -3.5%
2014 0.5% -7.3%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2018 0.5% +0.0%
2020 0.5% +0.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 2.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 8 Argentina 0.6% compare
  2. 9 France 0.5% compare
  3. 10 Finland 0.5% compare
  4. 11 Italy 0.5% compare
  5. 13 Myanmar 0.5% compare
  6. 13 Oman 0.5% compare
  7. 13 Bahrain 0.5% compare
  8. 13 Egypt 0.5% compare
  9. 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 Spain?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem in Spain 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Spain rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem?
Spain ranks 11th 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 Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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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