Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 64.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
64.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 189 countries
All-time high
64.8%
in 2016
All-time low
52.9%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Republic of Korea, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 64.8% for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Republic of Korea peaked at 64.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2008.
That places Republic of Korea 7th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.9% | — |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.9% | 52.9% | 52.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 52.9% | 64.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 64.8% | 64.8% | 2 |
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More health data for Republic of Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,072 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 69 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0417 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Republic of Korea?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Republic of Korea was 64.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2008.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Republic of Korea ranks 7th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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