Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Zambia
Zambia: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
136th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2008
All-time low
0.3%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Zambia, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.4% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Zambia peaked at 0.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
That places Zambia 136th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Zambia?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Zambia 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Zambia ranks 136th 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 Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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