Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Jamaica
Jamaica: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 0.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Jamaica peaked at 0.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 124th 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 81% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Jamaica?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Jamaica was 0.4% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Jamaica ranks 124th 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 Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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