Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price rose 1.52% to 239% in New Zealand in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in New Zealand reached an all time high of 239% in 2016 and an all time low of 126% in 2008. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Australia amounted to 246%, 25.7% in Indonesia, 65.2% in Malaysia and 13.4% in Philippines in 2016.
New Zealand has been ranked 2nd 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 |
Australia | % | 188% | 213% | 236% | 246% | 255% | ||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.77% | 6.36% | 6.92% | 6.99% | 7.06% | ||||
China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.9% | 19.7% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | ||||
Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.7% | 27.4% | 29.0% | 27.2% | 25.4% | ||||
Malaysia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54.9% | 53.6% | 52.4% | 56.4% | 60.4% | ||||
New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 127% | 161% | 193% | 212% | 232% | ||||
Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 87.4% | 102% | 119% | 112% | 105% | ||||
Philippines | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.24% | 5.60% | 5.93% | 7.97% | 9.95% | ||||
Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 149% | 153% | 157% | 162% | 168% | ||||
Taiwan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Thailand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.5% | 30.9% | 30.3% | 31.5% | 32.6% | ||||
Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.1% | 12.5% | 11.9% | 13.0% | 14.1% |