Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in South Africa
South Africa: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 47.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
47.0%
Change on year
up 18.5%
World rank
29th
of 189 countries
All-time high
47.0%
in 2022
All-time low
35.6%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in South Africa, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 47.0% for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in South Africa peaked at 47.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2008.
South Africa ranks 29th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 35.6% | — |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 36.0% | 41.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 39.7% | 47.0% | 2 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % 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 0.045 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in South Africa?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in South Africa was 47.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2008.
- How does South Africa rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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