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
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Malaysia, 2008–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 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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