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

Nepal: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
158th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.3%
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 Nepal, 2008–2020

00.10.20.32008201420202008: 0.242010: 0.292012: 0.32014: 0.282016: 0.262018: 0.32020: 0.27

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Nepal stood at 0.3%.

The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Nepal peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.

That places Nepal 158th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Nepal, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2%
2010 0.3% +20.8%
2012 0.3% +3.4%
2014 0.3% -6.7%
2016 0.3% -7.1%
2018 0.3% +15.4%
2020 0.3% -10.0%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 66% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 0.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7%, 41% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 156 Guyana 0.3% compare
  2. 156 Mali 0.3% compare
  3. 158 Congo 0.3% compare
  4. 160 Cambodia 0.3% compare
  5. 160 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Nepal?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Nepal was 0.3% 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 Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
How does Nepal rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
Nepal ranks 158th 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 Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal 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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