New Zealand
Overall Score, 2022
3.63
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
Coming soonOverall Score
2022
New Zealand scores better than the average scores of countries in its region and income group, and higher than the global average, yet there is ample room for improvement relative to top performing countries.
Component Score
2022
New Zealand scores well in cigarette price, tax share and tax structure but scores poorly in affordability change. It would greatly benefit from reducing the cigarette affordability.
Scores Over Time
New Zealand's overall score fluctuated between 2014 and 2020. Then it decreased in 2022 due to a significant reduction in the affordability change score.
