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

Namibia: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
128th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.10.20.30.40.52008201420202008: 0.432010: 0.462012: 0.482014: 0.422016: 0.432018: 0.442020: 0.42

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Namibia stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Namibia peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.

That places Namibia 128th 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 Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Namibia, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.4%
2010 0.5% +7.0%
2012 0.5% +4.3%
2014 0.4% -12.5%
2016 0.4% +2.4%
2018 0.4% +2.3%
2020 0.4% -4.5%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 128 Turkmenistan 0.4% compare
  2. 128 Tajikistan 0.4% compare
  3. 128 Syria 0.4% compare
  4. 128 Nauru 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Namibia?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Namibia was 0.4% 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 Namibia?
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 Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
How does Namibia rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
Namibia ranks 128th 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 Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia 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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