Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
42nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 155.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.
Saudi Arabia ranks 42nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.3% | — |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +300.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +8.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Saudi Arabia was 0.7% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 42nd 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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