Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Samoa
Samoa: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
113th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2008
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Samoa, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Samoa stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Samoa peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
That places Samoa 113th 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6% | — |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 92% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 92% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 111 Azerbaijan 0.5% compare
- 111 Myanmar 0.5% compare
- 113 Gambia 0.5% compare
- 113 Guatemala 0.5% compare
- 116 El Salvador 0.5% compare
- 116 Micronesia (country) 0.5% compare
- 116 Barbados 0.5% compare
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 Samoa?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Samoa 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Samoa ranks 113th 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 Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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