Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue by country
Countries reporting
26
Highest
6.7%
Mauritius
Lowest
0.1%
Switzerland
Median
1.6%
Years covered
27
1990–2016
Data points
277
What the numbers show
Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 6.7% in Mauritius; the lowest is 0.1% in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.6%, and the mean is 2.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 67.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 48.0%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 70.0%).
Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 6.7% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 5.5% | 2013 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 4.6% | 2015 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 3.7% | 2014 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 3.5% | 2004 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.1% | 2015 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 2.7% | 2015 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 8 | Iceland | 2.5% | 2015 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mongolia | 2.4% | 2012 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 10 | Japan | 2.3% | 2014 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 2.0% | 2014 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 12 | South Africa | 1.7% | 2015 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 1.6% | 2015 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 14 | France | 1.5% | 2007 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 14 | Norway | 1.5% | 2015 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 16 | Singapore | 1.0% | 2014 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 16 | New Zealand | 1.0% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 18 | Canada | 0.8% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 19 | Malaysia | 0.7% | 2013 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 20 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2014 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 0.6% | 2016 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 22 | Mali | 0.3% | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 22 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2010 | — | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 0.3% | 2012 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 0.3% | 2010 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2013 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Mus 6.7%