Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Japan
Japan: 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 7.1%
World rank
19th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Japan, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Japan stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Japan peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
Japan ranks 19th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -7.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Japan?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Japan 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 Japan?
- 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 Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
- Japan ranks 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 - specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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