Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price fell 7.54% to 82.9% in Portugal in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Portugal reached an all time high of 100% in 2008 and an all time low of 79.7% in 2010. When compared to Portugal's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in France amounted to 121%, 187% in Ireland, 32.7% in Morocco and 83.8% in Spain in 2016.
Portugal has been ranked 34th 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 |
Algeria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.9% | 18.5% | 17.1% | 17.2% | 17.3% | ||||
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% | ||||
Mauritania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.4% | 24.0% | 21.7% | 24.9% | 27.9% | ||||
Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.0% | 34.1% | 32.3% | 35.0% | 37.6% | ||||
Portugal | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 79.7% | 82.7% | 85.5% | 91.1% | 96.6% | ||||
Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 77.4% | 84.7% | 91.6% | 97.4% | 103% | ||||
Tunisia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.7% | 22.8% | 22.9% | 23.3% | 23.8% | ||||
United Kingdom | % | 171% | 171% | 170% | 187% | 204% |