Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price rose 10.5% to 139% in Bahamas in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Bahamas reached an all time high of 139% in 2016 and an all time low of 47.0% in 2010. When compared to Bahamas's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Cuba amounted to 109%, 50.7% in Dominican Republic, 20.5% in Haiti and 100% in USA in 2016.
Bahamas has been ranked 9th 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 |
Bahamas | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47.0% | 65.2% | 82.4% | 97.6% | 112% | ||||
Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 147% | 144% | 140% | 138% | 136% | ||||
China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.9% | 19.7% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | ||||
Cuba | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 122% | 119% | 115% | 114% | 112% | ||||
Dominican Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56.6% | 55.6% | 54.7% | 54.9% | 55.1% | ||||
Haiti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Jamaica | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 118% | 120% | 122% | 118% | 114% | ||||
Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60.7% | 74.0% | 86.5% | 76.7% | 67.1% | ||||
Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41.4% | 45.6% | 49.6% | 52.5% | 55.4% | ||||
Puerto Rico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
USA | % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |