Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Dominica
Dominica: Taxes as a share of cigarette price was 26.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Dominica, 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 Dominica stood at 26.1%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a share of cigarette price in Dominica peaked at 26.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2020.
That places Dominica 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 25.6% | — |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.4% | 25.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 22.7% | 26.1% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Dominica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.3268 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 3,591 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,026 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 0.3297 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a share of cigarette price in Dominica?
- Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Dominica was 26.1% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for taxes as a share of cigarette price?
- Dominica ranks 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a share of cigarette price rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica 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.