Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price fell 8.28% to 115% in Netherlands in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Netherlands reached an all time high of 144% in 2008 and an all time low of 115% in 2016. When compared to Netherlands's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Belgium amounted to 109%, 102% in Denmark, 104% in Germany and 170% in United Kingdom in 2016.
Netherlands has been ranked 15th within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price.
| Price of Cigarettes (As % of Average U.S. Price) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91.1% | 91.3% | 91.6% | 98.5% | 105% | ||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 110% | 109% | 107% | 116% | 124% | ||||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113% | 111% | 109% | 118% | 127% | ||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 128% | 127% | 126% | 138% | 150% | ||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113% | 110% | 107% | 112% | 117% | ||||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 195% | 190% | 185% | 196% | 206% | ||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83.7% | 88.8% | 93.6% | 101% | 107% | ||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 115% | 115% | 116% | 126% | 136% | ||||
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 233% | 236% | 239% | 245% | 250% | ||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45.3% | 51.3% | 57.0% | 64.0% | 70.8% | ||||
| Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 121% | 125% | 128% | 133% | 137% | ||||
| United Kingdom | % | 171% | 171% | 170% | 187% | 204% |
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