Compliance Score: Not explicitly stated for Yemen, but compliance is measured for Policy (P) and Environments (E) using a 0-10 scale (10 being the highest).
Methodology: The methods for compiling this profile are detailed in the technical notes of the WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025.
Adolescents Survey
Survey: Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2014; National, ages 13-15.
Subnational Laws on Smoke-Free Environments
Authority: Subnational jurisdictions lack the authority to adopt laws that ban tobacco smoking in indoor places.
Anti-Tobacco Mass Media Campaigns
Period: 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2024.
Tobacco Taxation Policy and Prices as at 31 July 2024
Affordability
Data: Detailed in the WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025.
Use of Earmarked Tobacco Taxes for Health
Implementation: 1% of total customs and tax fees are deducted for the national program for tobacco control (Tobacco Control Law 26), but implementation began only in 2022 by the Customs Authority after being inactive since 2005.
Tax Structure
Excise Regime:
Ad valorem: Yes (uniform), No (tiered/varying rates).
Specific tax: Yes, with greater reliance on specific tax in a mixed excise regime.
Minimum specific tax: Applied in ad valorem or mixed excise regime.
Minimum Price Policy: No.
Retail Price as Base: Yes, retail price is used as the base for the ad valorem component.
Inflation Adjustment: No automatic adjustment for inflation.
Price Dispersion: Share of cheapest brand price in premium brand price is 28.79%.
Price Gap: The price gap decreased between 2022 and 2024.
Annual Tax Revenues from Tobacco Products
Data: Detailed in the WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025.
