Germany
Overall Score, 2024
2.63
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
DownloadOverall Score
2024
Germany scores higher than the average score of countries in its income group and the global average, but further improvements are needed to reach the regional average and top performing countries.
Component Score
2024
Germany scores well in price and tax structure, but poorly in tax share and affordability change. Germany would greatly benefit from reducing cigarette affordability and increasing the tax share of price.
Scores Over Time
Germany's overall score slightly increased from 2014 to 2020, then it decreased in 2022 due to a reduction in the affordability change score. The country has not been able to reduce cigarette affordability since 2022.
