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

Ireland: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added was 0.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 2010
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.050.10.150.22008201420202008: 0.182010: 0.172012: 0.192014: 0.192016: 0.192018: 0.192020: 0.19

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.2% 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Ireland peaked at 0.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.

Ireland ranks 10th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added tax in Ireland, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2%
2010 0.2% -5.6%
2012 0.2% +11.8%
2014 0.2% +0.0%
2016 0.2% +0.0%
2018 0.2% +0.0%
2020 0.2% +0.0%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.2× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 10 Iceland 0.2% compare
  2. 10 Finland 0.2% compare
  3. 10 Poland 0.2% compare
  4. 10 Portugal 0.2% compare
  5. 10 Greece 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Ireland?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Ireland was 0.2% 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
How does Ireland rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added?
Ireland ranks 10th 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 Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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