Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Gabon
Gabon: Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products was 3.09 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Gabon, 2008–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Gabon is 3.09, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.4% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Gabon peaked at 11.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.09, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 95th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.68 | — |
| 2010 | 8.64 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 7.79 | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 7.79 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.6 | +48.9% |
| 2018 | 8.16 | -29.7% |
| 2020 | 8.44 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 4.71 | -44.2% |
| 2024 | 3.09 | -34.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 3.09 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.35, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.68 | 7.68 | 7.68 | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.8 | 7.79 | 11.6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.41 | 3.09 | 8.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 92 Netherlands 5 compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.07 compare
- 94 Guinea 3.86 compare
- 96 Cape Verde 3.05 compare
- 97 Guinea-Bissau 2.35 compare
- 98 Laos 2.25 compare
More social development data for Gabon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 166 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 984 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 984 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Gabon?
- Tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Gabon was 3.09 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products?
- Gabon ranks 95th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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