Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Iceland
Iceland: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 44.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
44.2%
Change on year
up 24.2%
World rank
34th
of 189 countries
All-time high
44.2%
in 2022
All-time low
35.6%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Iceland, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Iceland is 44.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 24.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Iceland peaked at 44.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2020.
That places Iceland 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 38.6% | — |
| 2010 | 36.1% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 38.6% | 38.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 36.1% | 36.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 35.6% | 44.2% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Iceland?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Iceland was 44.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Iceland ranks 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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