Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritius
Mauritius: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
12th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.7%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritius, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritius stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritius peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
Mauritius ranks 12th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.8% | — |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % 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 0.0232 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritius?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Mauritius ranks 12th 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 Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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