Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 0% to MRO 500 in Mauritania in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Mauritania reached an all time high of MRO 500 in 2016 and an all time low of MRO 350 in 2008. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Algeria amounted to DZD 135 , XOF 800 in Mali, MAD 20.5 in Morocco and XOF 500 in Senegal in 2016.
Mauritania has been ranked 38th within the group of 163 countries we follow in terms of price for a pack of 20 cigarettes.
| Price for a Pack of 20 Cigarettes (Local Currency) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Algeria | DZD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 85.0 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 85.0 | ||||
| Burkina Faso | XOF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | ||||
| Gambia | GMD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 22.5 | 30.0 | ||||
| Guinea | GNF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,000 | 2,500 | 3,000 | 3,100 | 3,250 | ||||
| Libya | LYD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 2.25 | 3.00 | ||||
| Mali | XOF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | ||||
| Mauritania | MRO | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 400 | 400 | 400 | 450 | 500 | ||||
| Morocco | MAD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | ||||
| Niger | XOF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 400 | 400 | 400 | 450 | 500 | ||||
| Senegal | XOF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 400 | 400 | 400 | 450 | 500 | ||||
| Spain | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.40 | 3.95 | 4.50 | 4.65 | 4.80 | ||||
| Tunisia | THD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.90 | 2.08 | 2.25 | 2.40 | 2.55 |
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