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

Malta: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.20.40.60.82008201420202008: 0.762010: 0.762012: 0.772014: 0.752016: 0.782018: 0.782020: 0.78

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 Malta is 0.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Malta peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2014.

That places Malta 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Malta, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.8%
2010 0.8% +0.0%
2012 0.8% +1.3%
2014 0.8% -2.6%
2016 0.8% +4.0%
2018 0.8% +0.0%
2020 0.8% +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 25 Jordan 0.8% compare
  2. 25 Denmark 0.8% compare
  3. 25 Poland 0.8% compare
  4. 25 Spain 0.8% compare
  5. 25 Andorra 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Malta?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Malta was 0.8% 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 Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
How does Malta rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
Malta ranks 25th 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 Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta 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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