Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 25.0% to EUR 6.35 in Sri Lanka in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of EUR 6.35 in 2016 and an all time low of EUR 2.05 in 2008. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in India amounted to EUR 2.19 , EUR 3.61 in Malaysia, EUR 2.85 in Maldives and EUR 0.596 in Myanmar in 2016.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 20th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of price for a pack of 20 cigarettes.
| Price for a Pack of 20 Cigarettes (EUR) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Bangladesh | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.357 | 0.432 | 0.488 | 0.584 | 0.688 | ||||
| Cambodia | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001 | 0.160 | 0.324 | 0.325 | 0.345 | ||||
| China | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.557 | 0.833 | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.28 | ||||
| India | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.15 | 1.30 | 1.43 | 1.38 | 1.79 | ||||
| Indonesia | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.09 | 1.22 | 1.38 | 1.04 | 1.27 | ||||
| Laos | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.437 | 0.522 | 0.573 | 0.648 | 0.767 | ||||
| Malaysia | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.34 | 2.35 | 2.52 | 2.44 | 2.85 | ||||
| Maldives | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.08 | 1.52 | 1.84 | 1.81 | 1.91 | ||||
| Myanmar | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73.4 | 77.1 | 1.14 | 0.522 | 0.498 | ||||
| Pakistan | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.249 | 0.254 | 0.275 | 0.275 | 0.366 | ||||
| Singapore | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.41 | 6.72 | 7.41 | 7.15 | 7.96 | ||||
| Sri Lanka | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.41 | 3.00 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 3.57 | ||||
| Thailand | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.38 | 1.37 | 1.45 | 1.37 | 1.61 | ||||
| Vietnam | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.551 | 0.504 | 0.559 | 0.580 | 0.696 |
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