Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Cambodia
Cambodia: Taxes as a share of cigarette price was 26.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Cambodia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a share of cigarette price in Cambodia is 26.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a share of cigarette price in Cambodia peaked at 26.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2008.
Cambodia ranks 163rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.1% | — |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 17.1% | 25.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More economy & growth data for Cambodia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.59 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2619 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 752.33 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,937 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,707 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a share of cigarette price in Cambodia?
- Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Cambodia was 26.4% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2008.
- How does Cambodia rank for taxes as a share of cigarette price?
- Cambodia ranks 163rd out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a share of cigarette price rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.