Germany
2021
2020
Rank 59 from a survey of 80 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
68
Indicators
Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
7
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
5
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
9
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
6
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
9
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
10
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
22
Rank 36 from a survey of 57 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
63
Indicators
Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
5
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
5
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
7
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
7
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
8
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
8
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
23
Germany became a Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on March 16, 2005. In 2020, the government passed a ban on outdoor advertising for tobacco products and e-cigarettes. However, this long-awaited law is weak and has exemptions which allow the industry to advertise. The industry also benefits from a tobacco tax exemption for tobacco products that manufacturers offer their employees as an in-kind allowance, amounting to €5 million (US $5.65 million) in 2020.
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2021
2020