Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 4.93% to GBP 8.30 in the United Kingdom in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of GBP 8.30 in 2016 and an all time low of GBP 1.65 in 1990. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Belgium amounted to EUR 6.32 , EUR 7.00 in France, EUR 6.00 in Germany and EUR 10.8 in Ireland in 2016.
United Kingdom has been ranked 124th 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 |
| Austria | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.70 | 4.90 | ||||
| Belgium | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.84 | 5.05 | 5.26 | 5.53 | 5.79 | ||||
| Canada | CAD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.68 | 8.59 | 8.49 | 8.87 | 9.25 | ||||
| France | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.60 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 6.60 | 7.00 | ||||
| Germany | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.95 | 5.11 | 5.26 | 5.37 | 5.47 | ||||
| Iceland | ISK | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 900 | 949 | 998 | 1,109 | 1,219 | ||||
| Ireland | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.55 | 8.83 | 9.10 | 9.35 | 9.60 | ||||
| Italy | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.70 | 4.35 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||
| Luxembourg | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.68 | 4.14 | 4.60 | 4.80 | 5.00 | ||||
| Netherlands | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.05 | 5.37 | 5.68 | 6.00 | 6.32 | ||||
| Poland | PLN | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.95 | 9.78 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.7 | ||||
| Spain | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.40 | 3.95 | 4.50 | 4.65 | 4.80 | ||||
| United Kingdom | GBP | 6.29 | 6.45 | 6.60 | 7.06 | 7.52 |
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