Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Senegal
Senegal: Taxes as a share of cigarette price was 48.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Senegal, 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 Senegal stood at 48.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 27.2% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a share of cigarette price in Senegal peaked at 48.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2008.
That places Senegal 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 26.9% | — |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 30.2% | 38.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 38.2% | 48.6% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 258.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 76.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 150,179 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1151 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 224.96 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 130,917 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 18.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a share of cigarette price in Senegal?
- Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Senegal was 48.6% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for taxes as a share of cigarette price?
- Senegal ranks 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a share of cigarette price rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.