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

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

Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2010
All-time low
0.6%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.592010: 0.692012: 0.612014: 0.642016: 0.622018: 0.692020: 0.69

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in New Zealand stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in New Zealand peaked at 0.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.

New Zealand ranks 3rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise in New Zealand, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.6%
2010 0.7% +16.9%
2012 0.6% -11.6%
2014 0.6% +4.9%
2016 0.6% -3.1%
2018 0.7% +11.3%
2020 0.7% +0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.2× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 1 Andorra 0.7% compare
  2. 2 Palau 0.7% compare
  3. 4 Mauritius 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 New Zealand?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
How does New Zealand rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
New Zealand ranks 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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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