Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 17.2% to MYR 17.0 in Malaysia in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Malaysia reached an all time high of MYR 17.0 in 2016 and an all time low of MYR 9.00 in 2008. When compared to Malaysia's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Cambodia amounted to KHR 2,000 , SGD 13.0 in Singapore, THB 86.0 in Thailand and VND 20,000 in Vietnam in 2016.
Malaysia has been ranked 102nd 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| Laos | LAK | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,000 | 5,500 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 8,000 | ||||
| Malaysia | MYR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | ||||
| Myanmar | MMK | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | ||||
| Philippines | PHP | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 20.9 | 26.8 | ||||
| Singapore | SGD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.0 | ||||
| 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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