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

Malaysia: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
106th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2018
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.542010: 0.522012: 0.572014: 0.552016: 0.532018: 0.592020: 0.51

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.5% 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 13.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Malaysia peaked at 0.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.

That places Malaysia 106th 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 Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Malaysia, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.5%
2010 0.5% -3.7%
2012 0.6% +9.6%
2014 0.6% -3.5%
2016 0.5% -3.6%
2018 0.6% +11.3%
2020 0.5% -13.6%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 96% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 96% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 103 Chad 0.5% compare
  2. 103 Botswana 0.5% compare
  3. 103 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5% compare
  4. 106 Ethiopia 0.5% compare
  5. 106 Saint Lucia 0.5% compare
  6. 106 Yemen 0.5% compare
  7. 106 Lesotho 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Malaysia?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Malaysia was 0.5% 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
How does Malaysia rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
Malaysia ranks 106th 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 Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia 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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