Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United States of America
United States of America: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 32.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United States of America, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United States of America is 32.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United States of America peaked at 39.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2008.
United States of America ranks 69th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31.6% | — |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 37.4% | 39.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 32.2% | 34.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United States of America?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in United States of America was 32.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2008.
- How does United States of America rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- United States of America ranks 69th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America 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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