Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.0%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Afghanistan stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 425.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Afghanistan peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
Afghanistan ranks 168th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +1300.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4%, 48% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 166 Gabon 0.2% compare
- 166 East Timor 0.2% compare
- 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2% compare
- 170 Kuwait 0.2% compare
- 170 Cape Verde 0.2% compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Afghanistan?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Afghanistan was 0.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Afghanistan ranks 168th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 425.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 - total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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