Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Albania
Albania: Taxes as a share of cigarette price was 66.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Albania, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 66.7% for taxes as a share of cigarette price in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a share of cigarette price in Albania peaked at 66.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2008.
Albania ranks 69th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 50.0% | — |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 52.9% | 66.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Albania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 32.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 417,624 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1987 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,582 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2427 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a share of cigarette price in Albania?
- Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Albania was 66.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for taxes as a share of cigarette price?
- Albania ranks 69th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a share of cigarette price rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes as a share of cigarette price. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.