Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
99th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2018
All-time low
0.4%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.5% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.
That places Papua New Guinea 99th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +45.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
- 99 Vanuatu 0.5% compare
- 99 South Africa 0.5% compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Papua New Guinea?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Papua New Guinea was 0.5% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 99th 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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