Taxes as a share of cigarette price by country
Share of taxes on the retail price of a pack of cigarettes. This includes all taxes and is based on one pack (20 cigarettes) of the most sold brand in the country.
Countries reporting
189
Highest
89.4%
Finland
Lowest
5.7%
Guinea-Bissau
Median
55.2%
Years covered
15
2008–2022
Data points
1,472
What the numbers show
Taxes as a share of cigarette price is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 89.4% in Finland; the lowest is 5.7% in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 55.2%, and the mean is 53.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 1,232.3%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 87.2%).
Taxes as a share of cigarette price: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 89.4% | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 2 | Estonia | 88.2% | 2022 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 3 | Madagascar | 87.7% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 4 | Croatia | 86.0% | 2022 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 85.3% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 6 | Palestine, State of | 84.6% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 84.0% | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | France | 83.8% | 2022 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 83.7% | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 82.8% | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 81.5% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 81.4% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 81.3% | 2022 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 81.2% | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Türkiye | 80.8% | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 80.3% | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 80.2% | 2022 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 79.9% | 2022 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 19 | Slovenia | 79.0% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Poland | 78.4% | 2022 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 21 | Andorra | 78.3% | 2022 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 22 | Mauritius | 78.2% | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 78.0% | 2022 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 24 | Jordan | 78.0% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 25 | Spain | 77.6% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 26 | Malta | 77.6% | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 27 | Vanuatu | 77.5% | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 77.0% | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 77.0% | 2022 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 77.0% | 2022 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 31 | Italy | 76.7% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 31 | Slovakia | 76.7% | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 33 | Israel | 76.6% | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 76.5% | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 35 | Morocco | 76.1% | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 76.1% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 37 | Ireland | 76.1% | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 38 | Montenegro | 76.0% | 2022 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 75.7% | 2022 | up 160.2% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 75.6% | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 41 | Serbia | 75.1% | 2022 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 74.9% | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 43 | Georgia | 74.5% | 2022 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 44 | Cyprus | 74.4% | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 45 | San Marino | 74.2% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Palau | 74.1% | 2022 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 74.0% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 48 | Republic of Korea | 73.8% | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 73.8% | 2022 | up 232.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Comoros | 73.5% | 2022 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 51 | Bahrain | 73.4% | 2022 | up 266.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 73.4% | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 53 | Peru | 73.3% | 2022 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 54 | Sudan | 73.3% | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 55 | Indonesia | 72.9% | 2022 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 56 | Cook Islands | 72.8% | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 57 | Hungary | 72.0% | 2022 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 71.7% | 2022 | up 186.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Ukraine | 70.7% | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 60 | Seychelles | 69.5% | 2022 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 61 | Tunisia | 69.4% | 2022 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 62 | Romania | 69.1% | 2022 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 68.5% | 2022 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 64 | Qatar | 68.2% | 2022 | up 206.8% | rising |
| 65 | Sweden | 67.9% | 2022 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 66 | Mexico | 67.6% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 67 | Tonga | 67.4% | 2022 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 66.9% | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 69 | Albania | 66.7% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 70 | Singapore | 66.3% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 71 | Oman | 66.0% | 2022 | up 197.2% | rising |
| 72 | Uruguay | 65.5% | 2022 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 73 | Republic of Moldova | 65.4% | 2022 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 74 | Colombia | 65.2% | 2022 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 65.2% | 2022 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 76 | Germany | 64.4% | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 77 | Rwanda | 64.2% | 2022 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 64.0% | 2022 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 79 | Iceland | 63.6% | 2022 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 80 | Canada | 63.3% | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 81 | Russian Federation | 61.0% | 2022 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 82 | South Africa | 60.1% | 2022 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 83 | Japan | 59.9% | 2022 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 84 | Norway | 59.6% | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 85 | Switzerland | 59.0% | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 59.0% | 2022 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 58.4% | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 88 | Niue | 57.8% | 2020 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 89 | India | 57.6% | 2022 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 90 | Yemen | 57.0% | 2022 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 91 | Belarus | 56.6% | 2022 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 92 | Panama | 56.5% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 56.4% | 2022 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 94 | Eritrea | 55.4% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Botswana | 55.2% | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 55.1% | 2022 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 97 | Chad | 54.9% | 2022 | up 115.9% | rising |
| 98 | Eswatini | 54.3% | 2022 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 99 | Bahamas | 53.6% | 2022 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 100 | Lesotho | 52.7% | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 101 | China | 52.2% | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 102 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 52.1% | 2022 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 103 | Pakistan | 51.8% | 2022 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 104 | Malaysia | 51.6% | 2022 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 51.2% | 2022 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 106 | Marshall Islands | 51.1% | 2022 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 107 | Kiribati | 50.9% | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 108 | Namibia | 50.6% | 2022 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 109 | Philippines | 50.6% | 2022 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | 50.4% | 2022 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 50.2% | 2022 | up 170.7% | rising |
| 112 | Suriname | 49.3% | 2022 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 113 | Guatemala | 49.0% | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Senegal | 48.6% | 2022 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 115 | Armenia | 48.5% | 2022 | up 94.0% | rising |
| 115 | Ethiopia | 48.5% | 2022 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 117 | Malawi | 47.9% | 2022 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 118 | Samoa | 47.2% | 2022 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 119 | Timor-Leste | 47.2% | 2022 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Gambia | 47.2% | 2022 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 121 | El Salvador | 45.7% | 2022 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 122 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 45.0% | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 123 | Dominican Republic | 44.7% | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 124 | Algeria | 44.2% | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 125 | Grenada | 44.0% | 2022 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 126 | Nigeria | 44.0% | 2022 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 43.5% | 2022 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 128 | Solomon Islands | 43.3% | 2022 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 43.1% | 2022 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 130 | Barbados | 43.0% | 2022 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 131 | Naoero | 42.2% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 132 | Mongolia | 42.1% | 2022 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 133 | Syria | 41.8% | 2020 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 134 | Côte d'Ivoire | 39.5% | 2022 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 135 | Jamaica | 38.8% | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 136 | Fiji | 38.7% | 2022 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 137 | Gabon | 38.6% | 2022 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 138 | Cameroon | 38.4% | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 139 | Honduras | 38.3% | 2022 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 140 | United States of America | 37.4% | 2022 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 141 | Burundi | 37.2% | 2022 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 142 | Central African Republic | 36.3% | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 143 | Niger | 36.0% | 2022 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 144 | Myanmar | 36.0% | 2022 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 145 | Tuvalu | 35.5% | 2022 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Liberia | 35.0% | 2022 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 34.5% | 2022 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 148 | Viet Nam | 34.3% | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 149 | Belize | 33.6% | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.2% | 2022 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 151 | Kenya | 32.9% | 2022 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 152 | Libya | 32.0% | 2022 | up 80.3% | flat |
| 153 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 31.5% | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 154 | Nepal | 31.4% | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 155 | Turkmenistan | 31.3% | 2022 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 30.2% | 2022 | up 168.6% | rising |
| 157 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 30.0% | 2022 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 158 | Maldives | 29.9% | 2022 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.9% | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 160 | Uganda | 29.8% | 2022 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 161 | Djibouti | 28.6% | 2016 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.6% | 2022 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 163 | Cambodia | 26.4% | 2022 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 164 | Dominica | 26.1% | 2022 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 165 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 25.7% | 2022 | up 851.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Togo | 24.9% | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 167 | Guyana | 24.9% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 168 | Congo | 24.9% | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 169 | Kuwait | 24.0% | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 170 | Mozambique | 23.9% | 2022 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 171 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.2% | 2022 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 172 | Zambia | 22.7% | 2022 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | 22.6% | 2020 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 174 | Ghana | 22.6% | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 175 | Afghanistan | 20.7% | 2020 | up 474.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Mali | 20.5% | 2022 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.8% | 2022 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 178 | Paraguay | 19.2% | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 179 | Angola | 18.0% | 2022 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 180 | Mauritania | 17.8% | 2022 | up 346.6% | rising |
| 181 | Iraq | 16.9% | 2022 | up 1,232.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.4% | 2022 | down 22.7% | flat |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 14.9% | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 184 | Benin | 13.2% | 2022 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 185 | Cuba | 10.0% | 2022 | down 87.2% | falling |
| 186 | Lebanon | 9.9% | 2022 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Guinea | 9.7% | 2020 | down 25.9% | flat |
| 188 | Somalia | 7.1% | 2020 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 189 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.7% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
About this data
Share of taxes on the retail price of a pack of cigarettes. This includes all taxes and is based on one pack (20 cigarettes) of the most sold brand in the country.