Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Italy
Italy: Taxes as a share of cigarette price was 76.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Italy, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 76.7% for taxes as a share of cigarette price in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a share of cigarette price in Italy peaked at 76.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2008.
Italy ranks 31st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 75.2% | — |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.2% | 75.2% | 75.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 75.2% | 76.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,795 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 13,121 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2681 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a share of cigarette price in Italy?
- Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Italy was 76.7% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2008.
- How does Italy rank for taxes as a share of cigarette price?
- Italy ranks 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a share of cigarette price rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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.