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

Philippines: 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 26.2%
World rank
30th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

0.20.30.40.50.62008201420202008: 0.182010: 0.182012: 0.182014: 0.642016: 0.522018: 0.612020: 0.45

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.5% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Philippines peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.

Philippines ranks 30th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise in Philippines, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2%
2010 0.2% +0.0%
2012 0.2% +0.0%
2014 0.6% +255.6%
2016 0.5% -18.8%
2018 0.6% +17.3%
2020 0.5% -26.2%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.4% 0.2% 0.6% 5
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 27 Malaysia 0.5% compare
  2. 27 Portugal 0.5% compare
  3. 27 United Kingdom 0.5% compare
  4. 30 Kazakhstan 0.5% compare
  5. 30 Palestine 0.5% compare
  6. 33 Vanuatu 0.4% compare
  7. 33 Bulgaria 0.4% compare
  8. 33 Ukraine 0.4% compare
  9. 33 Morocco 0.4% compare
  10. 33 Papua New Guinea 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Philippines?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Philippines 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 Philippines?
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 Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
How does Philippines rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
Philippines ranks 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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