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

Italy: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
31st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.8%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.20.40.60.82008201420202008: 0.752010: 0.752012: 0.752014: 0.762016: 0.762018: 0.762020: 0.77

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.8% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

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

Italy ranks 31st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Italy, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.8%
2010 0.8% +0.0%
2012 0.8% +0.0%
2014 0.8% +1.3%
2016 0.8% +0.0%
2018 0.8% +0.0%
2020 0.8% +1.3%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 31 Montenegro 0.8% compare
  2. 31 Serbia 0.8% compare
  3. 31 Argentina 0.8% compare
  4. 31 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  5. 31 Czechia 0.8% compare
  6. 31 Belgium 0.8% compare
  7. 31 Sri Lanka 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 Italy?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Italy 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 Italy?
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 Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
How does Italy rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
Italy ranks 31st 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 Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy 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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