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

United States: 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
151st
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 United States, 2008–2020

00.010.020.030.040.052008201420202008: 0.052010: 0.052012: 0.052014: 0.052016: 0.052018: 0.052020: 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 United States is 0.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest 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 United States peaked at 0.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places United States 151st out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 32% of the median. (60 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 United States

  1. 148 Kiribati 0.1% compare
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  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 Malaysia 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 United States?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in United States 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 United States?
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 United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does United States rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added?
United States 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 United States?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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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