Affordability cigarettes in Samoa

Samoa: Affordability cigarettes was 13.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
13.95
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
23rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
13.95
in 2022
All-time low
9.14
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022

Affordability cigarettes in Samoa, 2012–2022

0510152012201720222012: 9.12014: 9.92016: 10.12018: 11.72020: 122022: 13.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 13.95 for affordability cigarettes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, affordability cigarettes in Samoa peaked at 13.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.14, in 2012.

Samoa ranks 23rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Affordability cigarettes in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Affordability cigarettes in Samoa, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 9.14 —
2014 9.87 +8.0%
2016 10.14 +2.7%
2018 11.66 +15.0%
2020 12.02 +3.1%
2022 13.95 +16.1%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 13.95 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.76, 3.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 13.95 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.15, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10.2 9.14 11.66 4
2020s 12.98 12.02 13.95 2

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 20 Jamaica 14.67 compare
  2. 21 Burkina Faso 14.65 compare
  3. 22 Niger 14.36 compare
  4. 24 Tanzania 13.88 compare
  5. 25 Turkmenistan 13.17 compare
  6. 26 Nicaragua 12.91 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is affordability cigarettes in Samoa?
Affordability cigarettes in Samoa was 13.95 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest affordability cigarettes recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 13.95 in 2022.
What is the lowest affordability cigarettes recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 9.14 in 2012.
How does Samoa rank for affordability cigarettes?
Samoa ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
Is affordability cigarettes rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Affordability cigarettes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Affordability cigarettes
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 1,044 data points, 2012–2022
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