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

Mauritius: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific was 0.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
4th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.682010: 0.592012: 0.62014: 0.592016: 0.572018: 0.72020: 0.68

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Mauritius stood at 0.7%.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Mauritius peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

That places Mauritius 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise in Mauritius, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.7%
2010 0.6% -13.2%
2012 0.6% +1.7%
2014 0.6% -1.7%
2016 0.6% -3.4%
2018 0.7% +22.8%
2020 0.7% -2.9%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 34.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 5
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 1 Andorra 0.7% compare
  2. 2 Palau 0.7% compare
  3. 3 New Zealand 0.7% compare
  4. 5 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  5. 6 Australia 0.7% compare
  6. 6 South Korea 0.7% compare
  7. 6 Tonga 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Mauritius?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Mauritius was 0.7% 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 Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Mauritius rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
Mauritius ranks 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius 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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