Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in India
India: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in India, 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 India is 0.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in India peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.
That places India 84th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +7.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 0.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7%, 88% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in India?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in India was 0.6% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- How does India rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- India ranks 84th 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 India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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