Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes fell 12.1% to USD 2.33 in South Africa in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in South Africa reached an all time high of USD 3.78 in 2012 and an all time low of USD 2.04 in 2008.
South Africa has been ranked 79th within the group of 164 countries we follow in terms of price for a pack of 20 cigarettes.
| Price for a Pack of 20 Cigarettes (USD) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Angola | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.57 | 1.82 | 2.06 | ... | ... | ||
| Botswana | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.63 | 2.94 | 3.25 | 3.17 | 3.08 | ||||
| Lesotho | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.82 | 3.87 | 3.91 | 3.59 | 3.27 | ... | ... | ||
| Mozambique | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.540 | 0.710 | 0.880 | 0.930 | 0.980 | ||||
| Namibia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.67 | 3.64 | 3.61 | 3.68 | 3.74 | ||||
| South Africa | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.00 | 3.39 | 3.78 | 3.38 | 2.97 | ||||
| Swaziland | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.75 | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.27 | ||||
| Zambia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.54 | 1.47 | ||||
| Zimbabwe | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.500 | 0.750 | 1.00 | 1.15 | 1.30 |
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