Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malawi
Malawi: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 33.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
33.7%
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
66th
of 189 countries
All-time high
42.2%
in 2020
All-time low
14.5%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malawi, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 33.7% for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malawi peaked at 42.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 66th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 37.3% | — |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -46.4% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +190.2% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 37.3% | 37.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.5% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 33.7% | 42.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 63 Samoa 34.2% compare
- 64 Solomon Islands 34.2% compare
- 65 Lithuania 33.8% compare
- 67 Pakistan 33.6% compare
- 68 Montenegro 32.6% compare
- 69 United States of America 32.2% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malawi?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malawi was 33.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Malawi ranks 66th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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