Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Ireland
Ireland: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 48.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
48.5%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
27th
of 189 countries
All-time high
51.3%
in 2020
All-time low
42.9%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Ireland, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Ireland stood at 48.5%.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Ireland peaked at 51.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2010.
That places Ireland 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 43.5% | — |
| 2010 | 42.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 42.9% | 51.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 48.5% | 51.3% | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 20 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0361 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.39 % 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 0.0391 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Ireland?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Ireland was 48.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Ireland ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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