China
Overall Score, 2024
1.13
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
DownloadOverall Score
2024
China's 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
2024
China scores poorly in the price, affordability change, tax share, and tax structure components. China would greatly benefit from increasing cigarette prices, reducing cigarette affordability, increasing tax share of price, and improving tax structure.
Scores Over Time
China's overall score remained relatively constant between 2014 and 2022, with a slight increase in 2024. The country has not been able to reduce the cigarette affordability over time.
