Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 11.9% to NZD 21.6 in New Zealand in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in New Zealand reached an all time high of NZD 21.6 in 2016 and an all time low of NZD 10.0 in 2008. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Australia amounted to AUD 21.0 , IDR 21,667 in Indonesia, MYR 17.0 in Malaysia and PHP 40.5 in Philippines in 2016.
New Zealand has been ranked 95th within the group of 163 countries we follow in terms of price for a pack of 20 cigarettes.
| Price for a Pack of 20 Cigarettes (Local Currency) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Australia | AUD | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 17.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | KHR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.330 | 850 | 1,700 | 1,750 | 1,800 | ||||
| China | CNY | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.00 | 7.50 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||
| Indonesia | IDR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,125 | 14,896 | 16,667 | 17,500 | 18,333 | ||||
| Malaysia | MYR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | ||||
| New Zealand | NZD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 17.0 | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | PGK | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | ||||
| Philippines | PHP | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 20.9 | 26.8 | ||||
| Singapore | SGD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.0 | ||||
| Taiwan | TWD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | THB | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 61.5 | 65.0 | ||||
| Vietnam | VND | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14,000 | 14,500 | 15,000 | 16,865 | 18,730 |
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