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This database, compiled for the first time, provides standardized indicators of price and tax level for beer and spirits for 145 countries globally while information on tax policy for beer, spirits and wine is provided for 164 countries. The data is as of July 2022 and it is expected to be collected in the future on a biennial basis. This work aims to help understand the global implementation of taxes on alcoholic beverages, measure their level and identify areas of improvement. 

Summary findings

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Countries with excise tax on alcohol
148
the number of countries that acknowledged they apply excise taxes at the national level
Excise tax share on beer
17.2%
the excise tax share in the weighted average price of the most sold brand of beer globally
Excise tax share on spirits
26.5%
the excise tax share in the weighted average price of the most sold brand of the most sold type of spirits globally

Excise taxes are applied on alcoholic beverages

GHO TAXBEV_EXCISE_APPLIED_YN ALCOHOLIC MAP TEMPLATE 2 DIMS

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National-level excise taxes applied to beer, spirits and wine

National-level excise taxes applied to beer

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National-level excise taxes applied to spirits

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The price of alcoholic beverages

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GHO TAXBEV_ALCOHOLSALESTATUS, TAXBEV_ABV, TAXBEV_PRICE XTABLE TEMPLATE L 3x3 IND, DIM1, DIM3 x SPATIAL, TIME, DIM2 Health taxes Alcoholic beverage price

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Taxes on alcoholic beverages

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GHO TAXBEV_EXCISE, TAXBEV_MOSTSOLDSPIRIT, TAXBEV_VATSALES, TAXBEV_IMPORTDUTIES, TAXBEV_OTHERTAXES, TAXBEV_TOTALTAXES XTABLE TEMPLATE L 3x3 IND, DIM1, DIM3 x SPATIAL, TIME, DIM2 Health taxes Alcoholic beverage taxes

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Tax policy on alcoholic beverages

GHO TAXBEV_EXCISE_AUTOADJUST, TAXBEV_ADVALOREMBASE, TAXBEV_EXCISE_APPLIED_YN, TAXBEV_EXCISE_UNIFORMTIERED_ALCOHOLIC, TAXBEV_ALCOHOLBASEDTIERED XTABLE TEMPLATE H 4x1 IND, TIME, DIM1, DIM2 x SPATIAL Health taxes policy for alcoholic beverages

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