Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Nigeria
Nigeria: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 0.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.3% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Nigeria peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
That places Nigeria 141st 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.2% | — |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +42.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +23.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Nigeria?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Nigeria 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Nigeria rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Nigeria ranks 141st 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 Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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