Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 50.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 50.6% for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 52.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2010.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 39.5% | — |
| 2010 | 37.9% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.5% | 39.5% | 39.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 37.9% | 52.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.6% | 51.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 50.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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