Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Malaysia
Malaysia: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
27th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
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 Malaysia, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.5% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Malaysia peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 25 Sweden 0.5% compare
- 25 Colombia 0.5% compare
- 27 Portugal 0.5% compare
- 27 United Kingdom 0.5% compare
- 30 Philippines 0.5% compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 0.5% compare
- 30 Palestine 0.5% compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Malaysia?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
- Malaysia ranks 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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