Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Cameroon
Cameroon: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
124th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2010
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon is 0.4%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Cameroon peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
Cameroon ranks 124th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.3% | — |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +35.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 Cameroon?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Cameroon was 0.4% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Cameroon ranks 124th 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 Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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