Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price fell 8.74% to 89.9% in Italy in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Italy reached an all time high of 109% in 2008 and an all time low of 84.3% in 2010. When compared to Italy's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Austria amounted to 86.5%, 121% in France, 60.5% in Slovenia and 136% in Switzerland in 2016.
Italy has been ranked 27th 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% | ||||
Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56.5% | 55.1% | 53.9% | 59.4% | 64.8% | ||||
France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 128% | 127% | 126% | 138% | 150% | ||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113% | 110% | 107% | 112% | 117% | ||||
Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49.0% | 52.0% | 54.9% | 62.0% | 68.9% | ||||
Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 84.3% | 93.2% | 102% | 105% | 107% | ||||
Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57.0% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 66.7% | 74.2% | ||||
Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 77.4% | 84.7% | 91.6% | 97.4% | 103% | ||||
Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 121% | 127% | 133% | 141% | 148% |