Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price rose 1.44% to 145% in Israel in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Israel reached an all time high of 145% in 2016 and an all time low of 94.7% in 2012. When compared to Israel's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Egypt amounted to 17.6%, 30.6% in Jordan, 33.6% in Lebanon and 4.20% in Syria in 2016.
Israel has been ranked 8th 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 |
Cyprus | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64.2% | 70.4% | 76.3% | 81.1% | 85.9% | ||||
Egypt | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.2% | 14.3% | 16.3% | 17.2% | 18.0% | ||||
Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.2% | 9.08% | 7.08% | 6.99% | 6.90% | ||||
Israel | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97.2% | 95.9% | 94.7% | 118% | 140% | ||||
Jordan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.4% | 24.5% | 25.5% | 26.3% | 27.1% | ||||
Lebanon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.0% | 28.1% | 30.0% | 32.4% | 34.7% | ||||
Libya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.9% | 21.1% | 19.4% | 28.9% | 38.2% | ||||
Saudi Arabia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 36.2% | 39.5% | 41.2% | 42.9% | ||||
Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44.2% | 36.9% | 30.0% | 34.8% | 39.5% | ||||
Syria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.2% | 13.0% | 14.7% | 11.4% | 8.03% | ||||
Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52.1% | 56.1% | 59.8% | 60.6% | 61.3% |