Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Belgium
Belgium: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 22.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
22.5%
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
96th
of 189 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2022
All-time low
6.2%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Belgium, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Belgium is 22.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 264.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Belgium peaked at 22.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2012.
Belgium ranks 96th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.7% | — |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +31.9% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +53.5% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +56.5% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 6.2% | 19.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.6% | 22.5% | 2 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Belgium?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Belgium was 22.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Belgium ranks 96th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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