Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price fell 8.85% to 170% in the United Kingdom in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 259% in 1997 and an all time low of 170% in 2012. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Belgium amounted to 109%, 121% in France, 104% in Germany and 187% in Ireland in 2016.
United Kingdom has been ranked 5th 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 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91.1% | 91.3% | 91.6% | 98.5% | 105% | ||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 110% | 109% | 107% | 116% | 124% | ||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 147% | 144% | 140% | 138% | 136% | ||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 128% | 127% | 126% | 138% | 150% | ||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113% | 110% | 107% | 112% | 117% | ||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 131% | 133% | 136% | 153% | 170% | ||||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 195% | 190% | 185% | 196% | 206% | ||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 84.3% | 93.2% | 102% | 105% | 107% | ||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83.7% | 88.8% | 93.6% | 101% | 107% | ||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 115% | 115% | 116% | 126% | 136% | ||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45.3% | 51.3% | 57.0% | 64.0% | 70.8% | ||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 77.4% | 84.7% | 91.6% | 97.4% | 103% | ||||
| United Kingdom | % | 171% | 171% | 170% | 187% | 204% |
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