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

Uruguay: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2010
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 Uruguay, 2008–2020

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.482010: 0.542012: 0.512014: 0.492016: 0.472018: 0.482020: 0.48

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 Uruguay is 0.5%, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Uruguay peaked at 0.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.

Uruguay ranks 23rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise in Uruguay, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.5%
2010 0.5% +12.5%
2012 0.5% -5.6%
2014 0.5% -3.9%
2016 0.5% -4.1%
2018 0.5% +2.1%
2020 0.5% +0.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 21 Ireland 0.5% compare
  2. 22 Albania 0.5% compare
  3. 23 Indonesia 0.5% compare
  4. 25 Sweden 0.5% compare
  5. 25 Colombia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Uruguay?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Uruguay 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 Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
How does Uruguay rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
Uruguay ranks 23rd out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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