Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malaysia
Malaysia: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 46.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
46.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 189 countries
All-time high
47.1%
in 2016
All-time low
38.0%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malaysia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malaysia stood at 46.0%.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malaysia peaked at 47.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 40.0% | — |
| 2010 | 38.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 38.0% | 47.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.18 % 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 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.74 % 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 0.0298 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malaysia?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malaysia was 46.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Malaysia ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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