Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Zambia
Zambia: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 8.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
8.9%
Change on year
down 66.5%
World rank
125th
of 189 countries
All-time high
32.7%
in 2008
All-time low
8.9%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Zambia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Zambia stood at 8.9%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.5% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Zambia peaked at 32.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2022.
That places Zambia 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32.7% | — |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -66.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.0% | 27.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 8.9% | 26.5% | 2 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Zambia?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Zambia was 8.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Zambia ranks 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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