Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Australia
Australia: 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
down 5.1%
World rank
42nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Australia, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Australia is 0.7%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Australia peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
That places Australia 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6% | — |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -5.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Australia?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Australia 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Australia ranks 42nd 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 Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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