economic2022
Taxes as a share of cigarette price
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
53.1%
Median: 55.1%
Countries Covered
195
with available data
Highest
Finland
89.4%
Lowest
Monaco
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Finland89.4%
2Estonia88.2%
3Madagascar87.7%
4Croatia86.0%
5Bulgaria85.3%
By Region
Oceania79.9%(2 countries)
Europe75.9%(32 countries)
South America72.1%(7 countries)
North America54.3%(4 countries)
Asia54.0%(25 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (89.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 53.1%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Other (116)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 89.4% |
| 2 | Estonia | 88.2% |
| 3 | Madagascar | 87.7% |
| 4 | Croatia | 86.0% |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 85.3% |
| 6 | State of Palestine | 84.6% |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 84.0% |
| 8 | France | 83.8% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 83.7% |
| 10 | New Zealand | 82.8% |
| 11 | Denmark | 81.5% |
| 12 | Latvia | 81.4% |
| 13 | Thailand | 81.3% |
| 14 | Greece | 81.2% |
| 15 | Türkiye | 80.8% |
| 16 | Chile | 80.3% |
| 17 | Brazil | 80.3% |
| 18 | Belgium | 79.9% |
| 19 | Slovenia | 79.0% |
| 20 | Poland | 78.4% |
| 21 | Andorra | 78.3% |
| 22 | Mauritius | 78.2% |
| 23 | Portugal | 78.0% |
| 24 | Jordan | 78.0% |
| 25 | Spain | 77.6% |
| 26 | Malta | 77.6% |
| 27 | Vanuatu | 77.5% |
| 28 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 77.0% |
| 29 | Australia | 77.0% |
| 30 | Netherlands | 77.0% |
| 31 | Italy | 76.7% |
| 32 | Slovakia | 76.7% |
| 33 | Israel | 76.6% |
| 34 | Argentina | 76.5% |
| 35 | Morocco | 76.1% |
| 36 | Lithuania | 76.1% |
| 37 | Ireland | 76.1% |
| 38 | Montenegro | 76.0% |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 75.7% |
| 40 | Czech Republic | 75.6% |
| 41 | Serbia | 75.1% |
| 42 | Egypt | 74.9% |
| 43 | Georgia | 74.5% |
| 44 | Cyprus | 74.4% |
| 45 | San Marino | 74.2% |
| 46 | Palau | 74.1% |
| 47 | Austria | 74.0% |
| 48 | South Korea | 73.9% |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 73.8% |
| 50 | Comoros | 73.5% |
| 51 | Bahrain | 73.4% |
| 52 | Venezuela | 73.4% |
| 53 | Peru | 73.3% |
| 54 | Sudan | 73.3% |
| 55 | Indonesia | 72.9% |
| 56 | Cook Islands | 72.8% |
| 57 | Hungary | 72.0% |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 71.7% |
| 59 | Ukraine | 70.7% |
| 60 | Seychelles | 69.5% |
| 61 | Tunisia | 69.4% |
| 62 | Romania | 69.1% |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 68.5% |
| 64 | Qatar | 68.2% |
| 65 | Sweden | 67.9% |
| 66 | Mexico | 67.6% |
| 67 | Brunei Darussalam | 67.6% |
| 68 | Tonga | 67.4% |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 66.9% |
| 70 | Albania | 66.7% |
| 71 | Singapore | 66.3% |
| 72 | Oman | 66.0% |
| 73 | Uruguay | 65.5% |
| 74 | Moldova, Republic of | 65.4% |
| 75 | Colombia | 65.2% |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 65.2% |
| 77 | Germany | 64.4% |
| 78 | Rwanda | 64.3% |
| 79 | Ecuador | 64.1% |
| 80 | Iceland | 63.6% |
| 81 | Canada | 63.3% |
| 82 | South Sudan | 63.2% |
| 83 | Russian Federation | 61.0% |
| 84 | South Africa | 60.1% |
| 85 | Japan | 59.9% |
| 86 | Norway | 59.6% |
| 87 | Switzerland | 59.0% |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 59.0% |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 58.4% |
| 90 | Niue | 57.8% |
| 91 | India | 57.6% |
| 92 | Yemen | 57.0% |
| 93 | Belarus | 56.6% |
| 94 | Panama | 56.5% |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 56.4% |
| 96 | Eritrea | 55.4% |
| 97 | Botswana | 55.2% |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 55.1% |
| 99 | Chad | 54.9% |
| 100 | Eswatini | 54.3% |
| 101 | Bahamas | 53.6% |
| 102 | Lesotho | 52.7% |
| 103 | People's Republic of China | 52.2% |
| 104 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 52.1% |
| 105 | Pakistan | 51.8% |
| 106 | Malaysia | 51.6% |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 51.3% |
| 108 | Marshall Islands | 51.1% |
| 109 | Kiribati | 50.9% |
| 110 | Namibia | 50.6% |
| 111 | Philippines | 50.6% |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 50.4% |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 50.3% |
| 114 | Suriname | 49.3% |
| 115 | Guatemala | 49.0% |
| 116 | Senegal | 48.6% |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 48.5% |
| 118 | Armenia | 48.5% |
| 119 | Malawi | 47.9% |
| 120 | Samoa | 47.3% |
| 121 | Timor-Leste | 47.2% |
| 122 | Republic of The Gambia | 47.2% |
| 123 | El Salvador | 45.7% |
| 124 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 45.0% |
| 125 | Dominican Republic | 44.7% |
| 126 | Algeria | 44.2% |
| 127 | Grenada | 44.0% |
| 128 | Nigeria | 44.0% |
| 129 | Burkina Faso | 43.5% |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 43.3% |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 43.1% |
| 132 | Barbados | 43.0% |
| 133 | Nauru | 42.2% |
| 134 | Mongolia | 42.1% |
| 135 | Syrian Arab Republic | 41.8% |
| 136 | Cote d'Ivoire | 39.5% |
| 137 | Jamaica | 38.8% |
| 138 | Fiji | 38.7% |
| 139 | Gabon | 38.7% |
| 140 | Cameroon | 38.4% |
| 141 | Honduras | 38.3% |
| 142 | United States of America | 37.4% |
| 143 | Burundi | 37.3% |
| 144 | Central African Republic | 36.3% |
| 145 | Niger | 36.0% |
| 146 | Myanmar | 36.0% |
| 147 | Tuvalu | 35.5% |
| 148 | Liberia | 35.0% |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 34.5% |
| 150 | Vietnam | 34.3% |
| 151 | Belize | 33.6% |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.2% |
| 153 | Kenya | 32.9% |
| 154 | Libya | 32.0% |
| 155 | Bolivia | 31.5% |
| 156 | Nepal | 31.4% |
| 157 | Turkmenistan | 31.3% |
| 158 | Cape Verde | 30.2% |
| 159 | United Republic of Tanzania | 30.0% |
| 160 | Maldives | 29.9% |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.9% |
| 162 | Uganda | 29.8% |
| 163 | Djibouti | 28.6% |
| 164 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.6% |
| 165 | Haiti | 27.1% |
| 166 | Cambodia | 26.5% |
| 167 | Dominica | 26.1% |
| 168 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 25.7% |
| 169 | Togo | 24.9% |
| 170 | Guyana | 24.9% |
| 171 | Republic of the Congo | 24.9% |
| 172 | Kuwait | 24.0% |
| 173 | Mozambique | 23.9% |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.2% |
| 175 | Zambia | 22.7% |
| 176 | Sierra Leone | 22.6% |
| 177 | Ghana | 22.6% |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 20.7% |
| 179 | Mali | 20.5% |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.8% |
| 181 | Paraguay | 19.2% |
| 182 | Angola | 18.0% |
| 183 | Mauritania | 17.8% |
| 184 | Iraq | 16.9% |
| 185 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.4% |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 14.9% |
| 187 | Benin | 13.2% |
| 188 | Bhutan | 12.5% |
| 189 | Cuba | 10.0% |
| 190 | Lebanon | 9.9% |
| 191 | Guinea | 9.7% |
| 192 | Somalia | 7.1% |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.7% |
| 194 | North Korea | 0.0% |
| 195 | Monaco | 0.0% |
Showing 195 of 195 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).
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