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

Egypt: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
19th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.20.40.60.82008201420202008: 0.592010: 0.742012: 0.732014: 0.732016: 0.742018: 0.772020: 0.79

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 Egypt is 0.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Egypt peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.

Egypt ranks 19th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Egypt, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.6%
2010 0.7% +25.4%
2012 0.7% -1.4%
2014 0.7% +0.0%
2016 0.7% +1.4%
2018 0.8% +4.1%
2020 0.8% +2.6%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 5
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 19 Ireland 0.8% compare
  2. 19 United Kingdom 0.8% compare
  3. 19 Thailand 0.8% compare
  4. 19 Portugal 0.8% compare
  5. 19 Slovenia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Egypt?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Egypt was 0.8% 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
How does Egypt rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
Egypt ranks 19th 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 Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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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Indicator
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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