Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Japan
Japan: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 50.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
50.8%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
23rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
57.0%
in 2014
All-time low
50.8%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Japan, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 50.8% for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Japan peaked at 57.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2022.
Japan ranks 23rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.8% | — |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 55.7% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 52.8% | 52.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 52.8% | 57.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 50.8% | 51.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Japan?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Japan was 50.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Japan ranks 23rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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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