Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 6.58% to EUR 7.89 in Switzerland in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Switzerland reached an all time high of EUR 7.89 in 2016 and an all time low of EUR 4.16 in 2008. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Austria amounted to EUR 5.00 , EUR 7.00 in France, EUR 6.00 in Germany and EUR 5.20 in Italy in 2016.
Switzerland has been ranked 11th 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 |
| Austria | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.70 | 4.90 | ||||
| Belgium | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.84 | 5.05 | 5.26 | 5.53 | 5.79 | ||||
| France | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.60 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 6.60 | 7.00 | ||||
| Germany | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.95 | 5.11 | 5.26 | 5.37 | 5.47 | ||||
| Hungary | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.22 | 2.45 | 2.62 | 2.96 | 3.26 | ||||
| Italy | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.70 | 4.35 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||
| Poland | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.99 | 2.37 | 2.77 | 3.04 | 3.23 | ||||
| Slovenia | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.50 | 2.70 | 2.90 | 3.18 | 3.45 | ||||
| Spain | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.40 | 3.95 | 4.50 | 4.65 | 4.80 | ||||
| Switzerland | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.21 | 6.12 | 6.56 | 6.65 | 6.90 |
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