Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes by country

Countries reporting
60
Highest
0.2%
Syria
Lowest
0.0%
Andorra
Median
0.0%
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
1,272

What the numbers show

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 0.2% in Syria; the lowest is 0.0% in Andorra.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.0%.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 100.0%).

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Syria 0.2% 2020 up 22.2% rising
2 Djibouti 0.2% 2016 up 20.0% rising
3 Argentina 0.2% 2020 down 5.6% flat
3 Tunisia 0.2% 2020 down 19.0% falling
5 Thailand 0.1% 2020 up 225.0% volatile
6 Brazil 0.1% 2020 unchanged rising
7 Marshall Islands 0.1% 2020 up 11.1% rising
8 China 0.1% 2020 up 40.0% rising
9 Libya 0.1% 2020 down 72.7% falling
9 Botswana 0.1% 2020 volatile
11 Ukraine 0.1% 2020 volatile
11 India 0.1% 2020 up 400.0% volatile
11 Indonesia 0.1% 2020 volatile
11 Egypt 0.1% 2020 up 66.7% volatile
11 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 400.0% volatile
16 Chad 0.0% 2020 up 100.0% rising
16 Algeria 0.0% 2020 down 63.6% falling
16 Gambia 0.0% 2020 up 33.3% rising
19 Bahamas 0.0% 2020 volatile
19 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0% 2020 unchanged flat
19 Cambodia 0.0% 2020 unchanged flat
22 Jamaica 0.0% 2020 volatile
22 Iran 0.0% 2020 up 100.0% volatile
22 Costa Rica 0.0% 2020 unchanged rising
22 Guyana 0.0% 2020 volatile
22 Grenada 0.0% 2018 rising
22 Comoros 0.0% 2020 up 100.0% volatile
22 Cameroon 0.0% 2020 up 100.0% rising
22 Nepal 0.0% 2020 volatile
22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% 2020 volatile
22 Venezuela 0.0% 2020 volatile
32 Niger 0.0% 2020 unchanged flat
32 Saint Lucia 0.0% 2020 down 50.0% falling
32 Mali 0.0% 2020 down 50.0% falling
32 Mauritania 0.0% 2020 volatile
32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% 2018 down 50.0% falling
32 Togo 0.0% 2020 volatile
32 Switzerland 0.0% 2020 unchanged flat
32 Bangladesh 0.0% 2020 volatile
32 Vietnam 0.0% 2020 volatile
32 Niue 0.0% 2020 down 90.0% volatile
42 Serbia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
42 Sudan 0.0% 2020 volatile
42 Turkmenistan 0.0% 2020 volatile
42 Jordan 0.0% 2020 volatile
42 North Macedonia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
42 Morocco 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
42 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
42 Laos 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
42 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2020 volatile
42 Japan 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
42 Angola 0.0% 2020 volatile
42 Guinea 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
42 Ghana 0.0% 2020 volatile
42 Barbados 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
42 Belize 0.0% 2020 volatile
42 Benin 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
42 Burundi 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
42 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
42 Andorra 0.0% 2020 volatile

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Indicator
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes
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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