Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Kuwait
Kuwait: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
170th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2008
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 0.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Kuwait peaked at 0.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 170th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -9.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 26% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 168 Afghanistan 0.2% compare
- 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2% compare
- 170 Cape Verde 0.2% compare
- 172 Paraguay 0.2% compare
- 173 Iran 0.2% compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % 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 Kuwait?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Kuwait was 0.2% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Kuwait ranks 170th 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 Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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