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

00.20.40.60.82008201420202008: 0.812010: 0.722012: 0.732014: 0.732016: 0.72018: 0.842020: 0.81

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritius, 2008 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 Brazil 0.8% compare
  2. 10 New Zealand 0.8% compare
  3. 12 Greece 0.8% compare
  4. 12 Georgia 0.8% compare
  5. 15 Madagascar 0.8% compare
  6. 15 North Macedonia 0.8% compare
  7. 15 Latvia 0.8% compare
  8. 15 Chile 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 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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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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