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

Netherlands: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
17th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2014
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 Netherlands, 2008–2020

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.372010: 0.362012: 0.492014: 0.552016: 0.542018: 0.492020: 0.55

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.6% 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Netherlands peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.

Netherlands ranks 17th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise in Netherlands, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.4%
2010 0.4% -2.7%
2012 0.5% +36.1%
2014 0.6% +12.2%
2016 0.5% -1.8%
2018 0.5% -9.3%
2020 0.6% +12.2%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 5
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 18 Canada 0.5% compare
  2. 19 Peru 0.5% compare
  3. 19 Japan 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Netherlands?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Netherlands was 0.6% 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 Netherlands?
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 Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
How does Netherlands rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
Netherlands ranks 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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