Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Albania

Albania: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
68th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Albania, 2008–2020

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.52010: 0.532012: 0.612014: 0.642016: 0.662018: 0.652020: 0.67

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

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

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Albania peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2008.

That places Albania 68th 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 - total tax in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Albania, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.5%
2010 0.5% +6.0%
2012 0.6% +15.1%
2014 0.6% +4.9%
2016 0.7% +3.1%
2018 0.7% -1.5%
2020 0.7% +3.1%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 87% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 68 Singapore 0.7% compare
  2. 68 Ecuador 0.7% compare
  3. 68 Tonga 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Albania?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Albania 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 - total tax recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
How does Albania rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
Albania ranks 68th 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 Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania 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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Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
186 places, 1,273 data points, 2008–2020
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