Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Japan
Japan: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Japan, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.6% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Japan peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.
That places Japan 81st 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6% | — |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 83% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Japan?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Japan 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Japan ranks 81st 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 Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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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