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

Sri Lanka: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific was 0.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
5th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.592010: 0.592012: 0.62014: 0.552016: 0.482018: 0.552020: 0.66

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.

Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise in Sri Lanka, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.6%
2010 0.6% +0.0%
2012 0.6% +1.7%
2014 0.6% -8.3%
2016 0.5% -12.7%
2018 0.6% +14.6%
2020 0.7% +20.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 4.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 2 Palau 0.7% compare
  2. 3 New Zealand 0.7% compare
  3. 4 Mauritius 0.7% compare
  4. 6 Australia 0.7% compare
  5. 6 South Korea 0.7% compare
  6. 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 Sri Lanka?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
Sri Lanka ranks 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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