Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Bahrain
Bahrain: Taxes as a share of cigarette price was 73.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Bahrain, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a share of cigarette price in Bahrain stood at 73.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 266.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a share of cigarette price in Bahrain peaked at 73.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2016.
Bahrain ranks 51st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33.3% | — |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -33.4% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +425.1% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 13.3% | 70.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 70.9% | 73.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 48 Republic of Korea 73.8% compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 73.8% compare
- 50 Comoros 73.5% compare
- 52 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 73.4% compare
- 53 Peru 73.3% compare
- 54 Sudan 73.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Bahrain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.81 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6554 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 19,478 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0009 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 27.68 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a share of cigarette price in Bahrain?
- Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Bahrain was 73.4% 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2016.
- How does Bahrain rank for taxes as a share of cigarette price?
- Bahrain ranks 51st out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a share of cigarette price rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 266.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.