Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in China
China: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
95th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in China, 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 China stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in China peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.
China ranks 95th 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
- 93 Eritrea 0.6% compare
- 93 Iceland 0.6% compare
- 95 Marshall Islands 0.5% compare
- 95 Costa Rica 0.5% compare
- 95 Eswatini 0.5% compare
More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.22 % 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 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % 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 China?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in China 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 - total tax recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- How does China rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- China ranks 95th 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 China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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