Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
31st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.7% | — |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +16.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Sri Lanka?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Sri Lanka was 0.8% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st 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 Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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