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

South Korea: 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 South Korea, 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

The most recent figure for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in South Korea is 0.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

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

That places South Korea 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 South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added tax in South Korea, 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%

South Korea compared with similar countries

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

  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 Japan 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 South Korea?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in South Korea 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 South Korea?
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 South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does South Korea rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added?
South Korea 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 South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Korea 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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