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This database, part of a second round of data collection since 2022, provides standardized indicators of price and tax level for beer and spirits for 156 countries globally while information on tax policy for beer, spirits and wine is provided for 181 countries. The data is as of July 2024 and it is expected to continue 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
167
the number of countries that acknowledged they apply excise taxes at the national level
Excise tax share on beer
21%
the excise tax share in the weighted average price of the most sold brand of beer globally
Excise tax share on spirits
28%
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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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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Taxes on alcoholic beverages

Tax: Alcoholic beverage prices and taxes
Beverage tax: Tax policy on alcoholic beverages
Tax: Earmarked taxes on alcoholic beverages
Beverage affordability, alcoholic beverages

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