Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price rose 18.4% to 41.5% in Argentina in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Argentina reached an all time high of 41.5% in 2016 and an all time low of 24.0% in 2010. When compared to Argentina's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Bolivia amounted to 24.7%, 51.0% in Chile, 5.60% in Paraguay and 57.5% in Uruguay in 2016.
Argentina has been ranked 69th 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 |
| Argentina | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.0% | 26.5% | 28.8% | 28.6% | 28.4% | ||||
| Bolivia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.9% | 17.0% | 19.1% | 21.2% | 23.3% | ||||
| Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.2% | 33.2% | 34.1% | 37.5% | 40.8% | ||||
| Chile | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39.7% | 48.0% | 55.8% | 51.8% | 47.8% | ||||
| Paraguay | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.72% | 5.17% | 5.60% | 5.61% | 5.62% | ||||
| Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.8% | 30.3% | 32.6% | 34.1% | 35.6% | ||||
| Uruguay | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58.0% | 57.7% | 57.3% | 55.5% | 53.8% |
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