Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price rose 8.45% to 26.1% in Nepal in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Nepal reached an all time high of 26.1% in 2016 and an all time low of 17.6% in 2012.
Nepal has been ranked 97th 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% | ||||
| Bhutan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.9% | 19.7% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | ||||
| India | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.4% | 27.7% | 29.0% | 32.9% | 36.8% | ||||
| Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60.7% | 74.0% | 86.5% | 76.7% | 67.1% | ||||
| Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.2% | 11.5% | 10.8% | ||
| Nepal | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.9% | 18.7% | 17.6% | 19.8% | 22.0% | ||||
| Pakistan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.77% | 5.77% | 5.77% | 6.75% | 7.70% | ||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.0% | 20.4% | 22.6% | 26.4% | 30.2% | ||||
| Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59.1% | 60.8% | 62.4% | 68.3% | 74.0% | ||||
| USA | % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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