Republic of Korea
Overall Score, 2020
2.50
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
DownloadOverall Score
2020
Republic of Korea scores better than the average score of countries in its region and the global average, but below countries in its income group. There is ample room for improvement in South Korea's cigarette tax system.
Component Score
2020
Republic of Korea scores well in tax share and tax structure, but would benefit from increasing cigarette prices and reducing cigarette affordability.
Scores Over Time
Republic of Korea's overall score slightly increased from 2014 to 2020. In that time, cigarette prices and the tax share of price increased as well.
