Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Taxes as a share of cigarette price was 33.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Equatorial Guinea, 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 Equatorial Guinea is 33.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 37.2% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a share of cigarette price in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 33.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2008.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 150th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 21.0% | — |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +37.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 22.1% | 31.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 24.2% | 33.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -17.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0322 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 213.14 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -6.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2841 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,880 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 165.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 1.09 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8836 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a share of cigarette price in Equatorial Guinea?
- Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Equatorial Guinea was 33.2% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for taxes as a share of cigarette price?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 150th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a share of cigarette price rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.