Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 24.7% to USD 4.02 in South Korea in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in South Korea reached an all time high of USD 4.02 in 2016 and an all time low of USD 1.98 in 2008. When compared to South Korea's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in China amounted to USD 1.50 , USD 2.00 in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, USD 4.23 in Japan and USD 0.910 in Vietnam in 2016.
South Korea has been ranked 44th within the group of 164 countries we follow in terms of price for a pack of 20 cigarettes.
| Price for a Pack of 20 Cigarettes (USD) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Cambodia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.330 | 0.375 | 0.420 | 0.430 | 0.440 | ||||
| China | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.740 | 1.16 | 1.58 | 1.60 | 1.62 | ||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.01 | |||
| India | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.51 | 1.64 | 1.76 | 2.03 | 2.29 | ||||
| Japan | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.47 | 4.36 | 5.25 | 4.72 | 4.18 | ||||
| Laos | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.610 | 0.680 | 0.750 | 0.870 | 0.990 | ||||
| Russia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.03 | 1.20 | 1.37 | 1.63 | 1.88 | ||||
| South Korea | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.11 | 2.16 | 2.21 | 2.32 | 2.43 | ||||
| Thailand | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.84 | 1.94 | 2.03 | ||||
| USA | USD | 5.72 | 5.90 | 6.07 | 6.15 | 6.23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.750 | 0.735 | 0.720 | 0.800 | 0.880 |
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