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

Japan: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.0%
World rank
42nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2008
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2008–2020

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes in Japan, 2008–2020

00.010.020.030.040.052008201420202008: 0.052010: 0.052012: 0.042014: 02016: 02018: 02020: 0

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.0% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes in Japan peaked at 0.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

That places Japan 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes in Japan, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1%
2010 0.1% +0.0%
2012 0.0% -20.0%
2014 0.0% -100.0%
2016 0.0%
2018 0.0%
2020 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 5
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes in Japan?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes in Japan was 0.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Japan rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes?
Japan ranks 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan 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 - other taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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