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

Myanmar: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 51.5%
World rank
111th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.10.20.30.40.52008201420202008: 0.252010: 0.252012: 0.52014: 0.52016: 0.352018: 0.332020: 0.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 0.5% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 51.5% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Myanmar peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.

Myanmar ranks 111th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Myanmar, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2%
2010 0.2% +0.0%
2012 0.5% +100.0%
2014 0.5% +0.0%
2016 0.3% -30.0%
2018 0.3% -5.7%
2020 0.5% +51.5%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 94% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 5
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 111 Azerbaijan 0.5% compare
  2. 113 Gambia 0.5% compare
  3. 113 Samoa 0.5% compare
  4. 113 Guatemala 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Myanmar?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Myanmar 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 Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
How does Myanmar rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
Myanmar ranks 111th 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 Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar 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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