Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Australia

Australia: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added was 0.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Australia, 2008–2020

00.020.040.060.082008201420202008: 0.092010: 0.092012: 0.092014: 0.092016: 0.092018: 0.092020: 0.09

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.1% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Australia peaked at 0.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places Australia 125th 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 - value added in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added tax in Australia, 2008 to 2020.
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 0.1% +0.0%
2020 0.1% +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 58% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 125 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
  2. 125 Paraguay 0.1% compare
  3. 125 Mongolia 0.1% compare
  4. 125 Indonesia 0.1% compare
  5. 125 Cambodia 0.1% compare
  6. 125 Liberia 0.1% compare
  7. 125 Mali 0.1% compare
  8. 125 Canada 0.1% compare
  9. 125 Comoros 0.1% compare
  10. 125 Laos 0.1% compare
  11. 125 South Korea 0.1% compare
  12. 125 Japan 0.1% compare
  13. 125 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Australia?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Australia was 0.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Australia rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added?
Australia ranks 125th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia 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 - value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
186 places, 1,272 data points, 2008–2020
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