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

Samoa: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2008
All-time low
0.4%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.10.20.30.40.52008201420202008: 0.492010: 0.482012: 0.472014: 0.422016: 0.392018: 0.362020: 0.36

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Samoa is 0.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Samoa peaked at 0.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.

That places Samoa 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise in Samoa, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.5%
2010 0.5% -2.0%
2012 0.5% -2.1%
2014 0.4% -10.6%
2016 0.4% -7.1%
2018 0.4% -7.7%
2020 0.4% +0.0%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 0.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 51 Lesotho 0.4% compare
  2. 52 Slovakia 0.4% compare
  3. 53 Uzbekistan 0.4% compare
  4. 53 Gambia 0.4% compare
  5. 53 Mongolia 0.4% compare
  6. 53 Iceland 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Samoa?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Samoa was 0.4% 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 Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
How does Samoa rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
Samoa ranks 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa 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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