Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price fell 11.7% to 197% in Norway in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Norway reached an all time high of 250% in 2014 and an all time low of 197% in 2016. When compared to Norway's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Denmark amounted to 102%, 106% in Finland, 166% in Iceland and 114% in Sweden in 2016.
Norway has been ranked 3rd 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 |
| Australia | % | 188% | 213% | 236% | 246% | 255% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113% | 111% | 109% | 118% | 127% | ||||
| Finland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100% | 99.9% | 99.7% | 109% | 118% | ||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113% | 110% | 107% | 112% | 117% | ||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 131% | 133% | 136% | 153% | 170% | ||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.7% | 27.4% | 29.0% | 27.2% | 25.4% | ||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 115% | 115% | 116% | 126% | 136% | ||||
| New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 127% | 161% | 193% | 212% | 232% | ||||
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 233% | 236% | 239% | 245% | 250% | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 87.4% | 102% | 119% | 112% | 105% | ||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.0% | 20.4% | 22.6% | 26.4% | 30.2% | ||||
| Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 121% | 125% | 128% | 133% | 137% | ||||
| United Kingdom | % | 171% | 171% | 170% | 187% | 204% |
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