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

China: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific was 0.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2008
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.012008201420202008: 0.012010: 0.012012: 0.012014: 0.012016: 0.012018: 0.012020: 0.01

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in China stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

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

That places China 128th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise in China, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.0%
2010 0.0% +0.0%
2012 0.0% +0.0%
2014 0.0% +0.0%
2016 0.0% +0.0%
2018 0.0% +0.0%
2020 0.0% +0.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 4% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 3% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near China

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  4. 129 Djibouti 0.0%
  5. 129 Angola 0.0%
  6. 129 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
  7. 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
  8. 129 Libya 0.0%
  9. 129 Afghanistan 0.0%
  10. 129 Oman 0.0%
  11. 129 Lebanon 0.0%
  12. 129 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
  13. 129 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
  14. 129 Marshall Islands 0.0%
  15. 129 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
  16. 129 Paraguay 0.0%
  17. 129 Laos 0.0% compare
  18. 129 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0% compare
  19. 129 Niue 0.0%
  20. 129 Cuba 0.0% compare
  21. 129 Gabon 0.0%
  22. 129 Panama 0.0% compare
  23. 129 Maldives 0.0%
  24. 129 Vietnam 0.0%
  25. 129 Kuwait 0.0%
  26. 129 Togo 0.0%
  27. 129 Venezuela 0.0%
  28. 129 Mali 0.0%
  29. 129 Guatemala 0.0%
  30. 129 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0%
  31. 129 Qatar 0.0%
  32. 129 Senegal 0.0% compare
  33. 129 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
  34. 129 Benin 0.0%
  35. 129 Syria 0.0%
  36. 129 Ghana 0.0% compare
  37. 129 Iraq 0.0%
  38. 129 Bahrain 0.0%
  39. 129 Cambodia 0.0%
  40. 129 Guinea 0.0%
  41. 129 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
  42. 129 Eritrea 0.0%
  43. 129 Burkina Faso 0.0%
  44. 129 Congo 0.0% compare
  45. 129 Iran 0.0% compare
  46. 129 Somalia 0.0%
  47. 129 Niger 0.0%
  48. 129 Bangladesh 0.0%
  49. 129 Myanmar 0.0% compare
  50. 129 Grenada 0.0%
  51. 129 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
  52. 129 Sierra Leone 0.0%
  53. 129 Tuvalu 0.0%
  54. 129 Madagascar 0.0%
  55. 129 Sudan 0.0%
  56. 129 Comoros 0.0%
  57. 129 Nauru 0.0%
  58. 129 Mauritania 0.0%
  59. 129 Argentina 0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in China?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in China 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 - specific recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
How does China rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
China ranks 128th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this China 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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