Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Kenya
Kenya: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
136th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.4%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Kenya, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.4% 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.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Kenya peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 136th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.8% | — |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Kenya?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Kenya 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Kenya ranks 136th 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 Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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