Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malta

Malta: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 38.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
38.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 189 countries
All-time high
38.9%
in 2018
All-time low
11.0%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malta, 2008–2022

102030402008201520222008: 12.22010: 112012: 36.72014: 34.42016: 37.72018: 38.92020: 38.92022: 38.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malta stood at 38.9%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malta peaked at 38.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2010.

Malta ranks 48th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malta, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 12.2%
2010 11.0% -10.1%
2012 36.7% +233.4%
2014 34.4% -6.2%
2016 37.7% +9.8%
2018 38.9% +3.1%
2020 38.9% +0.0%
2022 38.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.2% 12.2% 12.2% 1
2010s 31.7% 11.0% 38.9% 5
2020s 38.9% 38.9% 38.9% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malta?
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Malta was 38.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2010.
How does Malta rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
Malta ranks 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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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Indicator
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 1,475 data points, 2008–2022
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