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

Norway: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
77th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2008
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.20.40.60.82008201420202008: 0.732010: 0.722012: 0.732014: 0.692016: 0.662018: 0.642020: 0.62

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Norway stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Norway peaked at 0.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.

That places Norway 77th 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 Norway, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Norway, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.7%
2010 0.7% -1.4%
2012 0.7% +1.4%
2014 0.7% -5.5%
2016 0.7% -4.3%
2018 0.6% -3.0%
2020 0.6% -3.1%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 84% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 81% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 5
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 74 Rwanda 0.6% compare
  2. 74 Oman 0.6% compare
  3. 74 Germany 0.6% compare
  4. 77 Canada 0.6% compare
  5. 77 Moldova 0.6% compare
  6. 77 Indonesia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Norway?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Norway was 0.6% 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 Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
How does Norway rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
Norway ranks 77th 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 Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway 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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