Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price fell 9.46% to 19.6% in Armenia in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Armenia reached an all time high of 35.6% in 2008 and an all time low of 19.6% in 2016. When compared to Armenia's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Azerbaijan amounted to 27.5%, 16.5% in Georgia, 9.02% in Iran and 69.7% in Turkey in 2016.
Armenia has been ranked 117th 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 |
Armenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.0% | 25.1% | 24.2% | 24.0% | 23.8% | ||||
Azerbaijan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.2% | 19.2% | 22.9% | 25.9% | 28.7% | ||||
Bulgaria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47.9% | 47.8% | 47.6% | 49.6% | 51.5% | ||||
Georgia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.1% | 18.0% | 18.8% | 19.5% | 20.2% | ||||
Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 72.9% | 74.1% | 75.3% | 80.7% | 85.9% | ||||
Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.04% | 12.2% | 16.1% | 12.6% | 9.15% | ||||
Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.2% | 9.08% | 7.08% | 6.99% | 6.90% | ||||
Pakistan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.77% | 5.77% | 5.77% | 6.75% | 7.70% | ||||
Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.0% | 20.4% | 22.6% | 26.4% | 30.2% | ||||
Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52.1% | 56.1% | 59.8% | 60.6% | 61.3% | ||||
Turkmenistan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.8% | 36.9% | 52.1% | 58.9% | 65.7% |