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

India: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific was 0.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.10.20.30.42008201420202008: 0.282010: 0.282012: 0.242014: 0.242016: 0.362018: 0.292020: 0.29

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in India stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in India peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

India ranks 71st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise in India, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.3%
2010 0.3% +0.0%
2012 0.2% -14.3%
2014 0.2% +0.0%
2016 0.4% +50.0%
2018 0.3% -19.4%
2020 0.3% +0.0%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • India's 0.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 2.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 5
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 68 Croatia 0.3% compare
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  3. 68 Czechia 0.3% compare
  4. 71 Fiji 0.3% compare
  5. 71 Hungary 0.3% compare
  6. 71 Brazil 0.3% compare
  7. 71 Montenegro 0.3% compare
  8. 71 Namibia 0.3% compare
  9. 71 Israel 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in India?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in India was 0.3% 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 India?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does India rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
India ranks 71st out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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