Uganda
Overall Score, 2022
1.25
out of
5
Overall Score
2022
Uganda 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
Uganda scores poorly in cigarette price, tax share and tax structure, and in the mid-range in affordability change. It would greatly benefit from higher cigarette prices, increasing the tax share of price, improving the tax structure, and reducing the cigarette affordability.
Scores Over Time
Uganda's overall score increased from 2014 to 2022. In that time, the cigarette affordability reduced while the tax share of price score decreased.