Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Taxes as a share of cigarette price was 43.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Solomon Islands, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 43.3% for taxes as a share of cigarette price in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a share of cigarette price in Solomon Islands peaked at 43.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2014.
Solomon Islands ranks 128th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 29.1% | — |
| 2014 | 28.2% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | +26.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.1% | 28.2% | 34.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Solomon Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9064 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 6,632 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4042 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 781.45 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a share of cigarette price in Solomon Islands?
- Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Solomon Islands was 43.3% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2014.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for taxes as a share of cigarette price?
- Solomon Islands ranks 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a share of cigarette price rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.