Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Lesotho
Lesotho: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific was 0.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
6
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Lesotho, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Lesotho is 0.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Lesotho peaked at 0.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
Lesotho ranks 51st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.2% | — |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 19.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Lesotho?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Lesotho was 0.4% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
- Lesotho ranks 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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