Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Gambia
Gambia: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
113th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.4%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Gambia, 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 Gambia stood at 0.5%.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Gambia peaked at 0.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 113th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +6.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 111 Azerbaijan 0.5% compare
- 111 Myanmar 0.5% compare
- 113 Samoa 0.5% compare
- 113 Guatemala 0.5% compare
- 116 El Salvador 0.5% compare
- 116 Micronesia (country) 0.5% compare
- 116 Barbados 0.5% compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Gambia?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Gambia 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 Gambia?
- 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 Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Gambia ranks 113th 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 Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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