Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products was 16.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in United Kingdom, 2008–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in United Kingdom stood at 16.5. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in United Kingdom peaked at 24 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.5, in 2012.
That places United Kingdom 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | — |
| 2010 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.5 | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 16.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.84, 83% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 16.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.92, 79% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 2010s | 18 | 16.5 | 24 | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More social development data for United Kingdom
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 581,072 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 517 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 517 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 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 United Kingdom?
- Tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in United Kingdom was 16.5 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2008.
- What is the lowest tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 in 2012.
- How does United Kingdom rank for tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products?
- United Kingdom ranks 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).