Kiribati
Overall Score, 2022
Overall Score
2022
Kiribati scores above the average score of countries in its income group, but below its region, the global average, and top performers. It would greatly benefit from improving its cigarette tax system.
Component Score
2022
Kiribati scores poorly in cigarette price, affordability change and tax share, and in the mid-range in tax structure. It would greatly benefit from higher cigarette prices, reducing the cigarette affordability, increasing the tax share of price, and improving the tax structure.
Scores Over Time
Kiribati's overall score remained constant since 2016. In 2022, while there was an increased in the tax share score, the cigarette price score fell.