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. 2023 May 27;23:986. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15884-5

Table 2.

Summary of quantitative findings of the impact of SSB taxation on percentage change in consumption

Intervention Percentage change in SSB consumption resulting from taxation
Author year Number of studies Results
10% tax Teng et al. 2019 [27] 17 -10.0% (95% CI: -5.0, -14.7%),
10% price increase Afshin et al. 2017 [28] 5 -7.0% (95% CI: -3.0, -10.0%)
10% tax Nakhimovsky et al. 2016 [29] 9 -9.0 (range: -6.0, -12.0%)
10% tax Maniadakis et al. 2013 [36] 17 Range (-5.0, -16.0% (most studies > -10%)
10% tax Powell et al. 2013 [37] 12 -12.1% (95% CI: -7.1, -22.6%)
20% tax Powell et al. 2013 [37] 12 -24.2% (95% CI: -14.2, -45.2%)
5% to 30% tax Thow et al. 2014 [34] 16 Range: (-5.0% to -30.0%) (reduction in SSB consumption proportional to the level of tax applied)