Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in United States
United States: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
135th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2010
All-time low
0.4%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in United States, 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 United States stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in United States peaked at 0.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.
That places United States 135th 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 United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 54% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in United States?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in United States was 0.4% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- How does United States rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- United States ranks 135th 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 United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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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