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

El Salvador: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
116th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2010
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 El Salvador, 2008–2020

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.412010: 0.552012: 0.532014: 0.532016: 0.532018: 0.482020: 0.47

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.5% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.

El Salvador ranks 116th 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 El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in El Salvador, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.4%
2010 0.6% +34.1%
2012 0.5% -3.6%
2014 0.5% +0.0%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2018 0.5% -9.4%
2020 0.5% -2.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 89% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 El Salvador

  1. 113 Gambia 0.5% compare
  2. 113 Samoa 0.5% compare
  3. 113 Guatemala 0.5% compare
  4. 116 Micronesia (country) 0.5% compare
  5. 116 Barbados 0.5% compare
  6. 119 Mongolia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in El Salvador?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in El Salvador 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 El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
How does El Salvador rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
El Salvador ranks 116th 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 El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador 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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