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

Japan: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added was 0.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
up 28.6%
World rank
125th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2020
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 Japan, 2008–2020

00.020.040.060.082008201420202008: 0.052010: 0.052012: 0.052014: 0.072016: 0.072018: 0.072020: 0.09

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Japan stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Japan peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places Japan 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 Japan, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added tax in Japan, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1%
2010 0.1% +0.0%
2012 0.1% +0.0%
2014 0.1% +40.0%
2016 0.1% +0.0%
2018 0.1% +0.0%
2020 0.1% +28.6%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 58% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Japan'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 Japan

  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 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
  13. 125 Australia 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 Japan?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Japan 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 Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Japan rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added?
Japan 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 Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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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