Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
up 27.8%
World rank
163rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 27.8% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1% | — |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +38.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +27.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4%, 52% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 160 Cambodia 0.3% compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
- 162 Equatorial Guinea 0.2% compare
- 163 Dominica 0.2% compare
- 163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2% compare
- 166 Gabon 0.2% compare
- 166 East Timor 0.2% compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Sierra Leone?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Sierra Leone was 0.2% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Sierra Leone ranks 163rd 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 Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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