Dominican Republic
Overall Score, 2020
2.38
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
DownloadOverall Score
2020
The Dominican Republic scores similar to the average scores of countries in its region and income group, as well as the global average, but below top performers. The Dominican Republic would benefit from changes to its cigarette tax system.
Component Score
2020
The Dominican Republic scores well in the cigarette price and tax structure components, but would benefit from reducing cigarette affordability and increasing tax share of price.
Scores Over Time
The Dominican Republic's overall score remained constant from 2014 to 2020. In that time, the price of cigarettes increased, while the tax share of price decreased.
