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

Malaysia: 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
down 16.7%
World rank
151st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2016
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 Malaysia, 2008–2020

00.020.040.062008201420202008: 0.052010: 0.052012: 0.052014: 0.052016: 0.062018: 0.062020: 0.05

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 Malaysia is 0.1%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Malaysia peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

Malaysia ranks 151st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added tax in Malaysia, 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% +20.0%
2018 0.1% +0.0%
2020 0.1% -16.7%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 42% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 62% of 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 Malaysia

  1. 148 Kiribati 0.1% compare
  2. 148 Equatorial Guinea 0.1% compare
  3. 148 Maldives 0.1% compare
  4. 151 Gabon 0.1% compare
  5. 151 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
  6. 151 Bahrain 0.1% compare
  7. 151 Argentina 0.1% compare
  8. 151 Venezuela 0.1% compare
  9. 151 United States 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Malaysia?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Malaysia rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added?
Malaysia ranks 151st 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 Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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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