Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 11.1% to UGX 2,500 in Uganda in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Uganda reached an all time high of UGX 2,500 in 2016 and an all time low of UGX 1,000 in 2008. When compared to Uganda's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Kenya amounted to KES 130 , RWF 400 in Rwanda, SSP 60.0 in South Sudan and CDF 850 in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2016.
Uganda has been ranked 15th 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 |
| Angola | AOA | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100 | 125 | 150 | 175 | 200 | ... | ... | ||
| Burundi | BIF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 800 | 800 | 800 | 1,200 | 1,600 | ||||
| Central African Republic | XAF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 312 | 350 | 400 | 450 | 500 | ... | ... | ||
| Congo | XAF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 500 | 500 | 500 | 550 | 600 | ||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | CDF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 700 | 725 | 750 | 750 | 750 | ||||
| Ethiopia | ETB | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.00 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 11.5 | 15.0 | ||||
| Kenya | KES | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100 | 95.0 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 100 | ||||
| Rwanda | RWF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 500 | 550 | 600 | 625 | 650 | ||||
| Somalia | SOS | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Sudan | SSP | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sudan | SDG | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 11.0 | 14.0 | ||||
| Tanzania | TNS | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 3,000 | 3,500 | ||||
| Uganda | UGX | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,500 | 1,750 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| Zambia | ZMW | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 |
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