Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 19.6% to USD 6.86 in Sri Lanka in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of USD 6.86 in 2016 and an all time low of USD 2.83 in 2008. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in India amounted to USD 2.36 , USD 4.19 in Malaysia, USD 3.05 in Maldives and USD 0.720 in Myanmar in 2016.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 19th 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 |
| Bangladesh | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.480 | 0.545 | 0.610 | 0.755 | 0.900 | ||||
| Cambodia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.330 | 0.375 | 0.420 | 0.430 | 0.440 | ||||
| China | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.740 | 1.16 | 1.58 | 1.60 | 1.62 | ||||
| India | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.51 | 1.64 | 1.76 | 2.03 | 2.29 | ||||
| Indonesia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.47 | 1.62 | 1.76 | 1.67 | 1.58 | ||||
| Laos | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.610 | 0.680 | 0.750 | 0.870 | 0.990 | ||||
| Malaysia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.14 | 3.16 | 3.18 | 3.47 | 3.76 | ||||
| Maldives | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.48 | 1.95 | 2.41 | 2.44 | 2.47 | ||||
| Myanmar | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.740 | 0.705 | 0.670 | ||
| Pakistan | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.330 | 0.340 | 0.350 | 0.415 | 0.480 | ||||
| Singapore | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.52 | 9.02 | 9.52 | 9.98 | 10.4 | ||||
| Sri Lanka | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.38 | 3.59 | 3.79 | 4.20 | 4.61 | ||||
| Thailand | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.84 | 1.94 | 2.03 | ||||
| Vietnam | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.750 | 0.735 | 0.720 | 0.800 | 0.880 |
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