Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 14.9% to PGK 21.6 in Papua New Guinea in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Papua New Guinea reached an all time high of PGK 21.6 in 2016 and an all time low of PGK 9.01 in 2008. When compared to Papua New Guinea's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Australia amounted to AUD 21.0 , IDR 21,667 in Indonesia, NZD 21.6 in New Zealand and PHP 40.5 in Philippines in 2016.
Papua New Guinea has been ranked 96th 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 |
| Australia | AUD | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 17.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | CNY | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.00 | 7.50 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||
| Indonesia | IDR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,125 | 14,896 | 16,667 | 17,500 | 18,333 | ||||
| Malaysia | MYR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | ||||
| New Zealand | NZD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 17.0 | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | PGK | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | ||||
| Philippines | PHP | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 20.9 | 26.8 | ||||
| Singapore | SGD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.0 | ||||
| Taiwan | TWD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vietnam | VND | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14,000 | 14,500 | 15,000 | 16,865 | 18,730 |
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