Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Canada

Canada: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific was 0.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
18th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.5%
in 2010
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.592010: 0.532012: 0.562014: 0.612016: 0.572018: 0.552020: 0.53

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Canada stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Canada peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.

Canada ranks 18th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise in Canada, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.6%
2010 0.5% -10.2%
2012 0.6% +5.7%
2014 0.6% +8.9%
2016 0.6% -6.6%
2018 0.6% -3.5%
2020 0.5% -3.6%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (60 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 17 Netherlands 0.6% compare
  2. 19 Peru 0.5% compare
  3. 19 Japan 0.5% compare
  4. 21 Ireland 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Canada?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Canada 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 - specific recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
How does Canada rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
Canada ranks 18th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada 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 - specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 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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