Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in New Zealand
New Zealand: 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
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.7%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in New Zealand, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in New Zealand is 0.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in New Zealand peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.
New Zealand ranks 10th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.7% | — |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in New Zealand?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- 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 New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- New Zealand ranks 10th 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 New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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