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

Sri Lanka: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 2010
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.050.10.152008201420202008: 0.132010: 0.112012: 0.112014: 0.112016: 0.112018: 0.112020: 0.11

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.

That places Sri Lanka 107th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added tax in Sri Lanka, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1%
2010 0.1% -15.4%
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%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 92% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 92% of the median. (5 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

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  6. 107 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
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  8. 107 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
  9. 107 Saint Lucia 0.1% compare
  10. 107 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
  11. 107 Belize 0.1% compare
  12. 107 Botswana 0.1% compare
  13. 107 Eritrea 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 Sri Lanka?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
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 Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
How does Sri Lanka rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added?
Sri Lanka ranks 107th 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 Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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