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

Ireland: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 2010
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.442010: 0.432012: 0.512014: 0.52016: 0.52018: 0.512020: 0.51

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.5% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Ireland peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.

Ireland ranks 21st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise in Ireland, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.4%
2010 0.4% -2.3%
2012 0.5% +18.6%
2014 0.5% -2.0%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2018 0.5% +2.0%
2020 0.5% +0.0%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.6× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 18 Canada 0.5% compare
  2. 19 Peru 0.5% compare
  3. 19 Japan 0.5% compare
  4. 22 Albania 0.5% compare
  5. 23 Uruguay 0.5% compare
  6. 23 Indonesia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Ireland?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Ireland 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
How does Ireland rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
Ireland ranks 21st out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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Indicator
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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