Myanmar
Overall Score, 2022
0.75
out of
5
Overall Score
2022
Myanmar overall score is lower than the average score of its region, income group, and the global average. There is ample room for improvement in its cigarette tax system.
Component Score
2022
Myanmar scores poorly in cigarette price, affordability change, tax share and tax structure. It would greatly benefit from higher cigarette prices, reducing the cigarette affordability, increasing the tax share of price, and improving the tax structure.
Scores Over Time
Myanmar's overall score fluctuated between 2014 and 2022, with a slight drop in 2022. In 2022, the tax structure became less effective. There was a failure to reduce the cigarette affordability over time.