Malaysia
Overall Score, 2020
2.75
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
DownloadOverall Score
2020
Malaysia scores higher than the average score of countries in its region, income group, and the global average, but there is still room for improvement relative to top performing countries.
Component Score
2020
Malaysia scores well in the cigarette price and tax structure components, but scores mid-range in tax share and poorly in affordability change. Malaysia would benefit from reducing cigarette affordability and increasing the tax share of price.
Scores Over Time
Malaysia's overall scores slightly increased from 2014 to 2020. In that time, cigarette prices increased slightly, while the tax share of price fluctuated.
