Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Uganda

Uganda: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
145th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2008
All-time low
0.3%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2008–2020

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Uganda, 2008–2020

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.592010: 0.452012: 0.352014: 0.362016: 0.422018: 0.42020: 0.35

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Uganda stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Uganda peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.

That places Uganda 145th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Uganda, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.6%
2010 0.5% -23.7%
2012 0.3% -22.2%
2014 0.4% +2.9%
2016 0.4% +16.7%
2018 0.4% -4.8%
2020 0.3% -12.5%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4%, 80% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 5
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 144 Bolivia 0.4% compare
  2. 145 Belize 0.3% compare
  3. 145 Algeria 0.3% compare
  4. 145 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Uganda?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Uganda was 0.3% 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 Uganda?
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 Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
How does Uganda rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
Uganda ranks 145th 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 Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda 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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Indicator
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
186 places, 1,273 data points, 2008–2020
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