Bahrain
Overall Score, 2024
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
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2024
Bahrain 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
2024
Bahrain scores well in price, mid-range in tax share, and poorly in affordability change and tax structure. Bahrain would greatly benefit from reducing cigarette affordability and improving tax structure.
Scores Over Time
Bahrain's overall score increased significantly in 2018, then saw a slight decrease in 2020 and decreased further in 2022 due to a significant reduction in the affordability change score. The country has not been able to reduce the cigarette affordability since 2020.
