Maldives
Overall Score, 2022
1.25
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
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2022
Maldives 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
Maldives scores well in cigarette price but scores poorly in affordability change, tax share, and tax structure. It would greatly benefit from reducing the cigarette affordability, increasing the tax share of price, and improving the tax structure.
Scores Over Time
Maldives's overall score increased from 2014 to 2020 before it fell slightly in 2022. The decrease was due to a reduction in the affordability change score in 2022.
