Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price fell 1.28% to 166% in Iceland in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Iceland reached an all time high of 170% in 2014 and an all time low of 121% in 2008. When compared to Iceland's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Denmark amounted to 102%, 197% in Norway, 114% in Sweden and 170% in United Kingdom in 2016.
Iceland has been ranked 6th within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price.
Price of Cigarettes (As % of Average U.S. Price) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 110% | 109% | 107% | 116% | 124% | ||||
Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113% | 111% | 109% | 118% | 127% | ||||
Finland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100% | 99.9% | 99.7% | 109% | 118% | ||||
France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 128% | 127% | 126% | 138% | 150% | ||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113% | 110% | 107% | 112% | 117% | ||||
Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 131% | 133% | 136% | 153% | 170% | ||||
Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 195% | 190% | 185% | 196% | 206% | ||||
Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 115% | 115% | 116% | 126% | 136% | ||||
Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 233% | 236% | 239% | 245% | 250% | ||||
Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.0% | 20.4% | 22.6% | 26.4% | 30.2% | ||||
Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 121% | 125% | 128% | 133% | 137% | ||||
United Kingdom | % | 171% | 171% | 170% | 187% | 204% |