Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price rose 17.8% to 107% in Sri Lanka in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 107% in 2016 and an all time low of 59.1% in 2010. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in India amounted to 36.7%, 65.2% in Malaysia, 47.4% in Maldives and 11.2% in Myanmar in 2016.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 19th 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 |
Bangladesh | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.39% | 9.25% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 14.4% | ||||
Cambodia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.77% | 6.36% | 6.92% | 6.99% | 7.06% | ||||
China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.9% | 19.7% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | ||||
India | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.4% | 27.7% | 29.0% | 32.9% | 36.8% | ||||
Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.7% | 27.4% | 29.0% | 27.2% | 25.4% | ||||
Laos | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.7% | 11.5% | 12.4% | 14.1% | 15.9% | ||||
Malaysia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54.9% | 53.6% | 52.4% | 56.4% | 60.4% | ||||
Maldives | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.9% | 33.0% | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.6% | ||||
Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.2% | 11.5% | 10.8% | ||
Pakistan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.77% | 5.77% | 5.77% | 6.75% | 7.70% | ||||
Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 149% | 153% | 157% | 162% | 168% | ||||
Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59.1% | 60.8% | 62.4% | 68.3% | 74.0% | ||||
Thailand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.5% | 30.9% | 30.3% | 31.5% | 32.6% | ||||
Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.1% | 12.5% | 11.9% | 13.0% | 14.1% |