Saudi Arabia
Overall Score, 2022
2.50
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
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2022
Saudi Arabia scores higher than the average score of countries in its region and the global average, but below countries in its income group and top performers. It would benefit from some improvements to its cigarette tax system.
Component Score
2022
Saudi Arabia scores well in cigarette price but scores poorly in affordability change and tax structure, and in the mid-range in tax share. It would greatly benefit from reducing the cigarette affordability, improving the tax structure, and increasing the tax share of price.
Scores Over Time
Saudi Arabia's overall score increased before it fell in 2022. The reduction was largely due to a significant decrease in the affordability change score.
