Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 56.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
56.1%
Change on year
up 27.5%
World rank
17th
of 189 countries
All-time high
56.1%
in 2022
All-time low
26.4%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 56.1% for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 27.5% on the previous year and up 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Papua New Guinea peaked at 56.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2014.
That places Papua New Guinea 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32.9% | — |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +62.3% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 26.4% | 45.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 44.0% | 56.1% | 2 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Papua New Guinea?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Papua New Guinea was 56.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2014.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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