Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price fell 8.62% to 43.2% in Bulgaria in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 51.5% in 2014 and an all time low of 43.2% in 2016. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Greece amounted to 69.2%, 61.9% in Romania, 30.8% in Serbia and 69.7% in Turkey in 2016.
Bulgaria has been ranked 67th 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 |
Albania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 31.0% | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.7% | 27.9% | 29.0% | 34.9% | 40.6% | ||||
Bulgaria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47.9% | 47.8% | 47.6% | 49.6% | 51.5% | ||||
Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56.5% | 55.1% | 53.9% | 59.4% | 64.8% | ||||
Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 72.9% | 74.1% | 75.3% | 80.7% | 85.9% | ||||
Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49.0% | 52.0% | 54.9% | 62.0% | 68.9% | ||||
Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.04% | 12.2% | 16.1% | 12.6% | 9.15% | ||||
Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.2% | 9.08% | 7.08% | 6.99% | 6.90% | ||||
Macedonia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.4% | 18.7% | 18.0% | 19.5% | 21.0% | ||||
Moldova | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.8% | 15.0% | 17.1% | 17.2% | 17.3% | ||||
Romania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53.0% | 56.5% | 59.8% | 65.2% | 70.5% | ||||
Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.1% | 17.6% | 18.9% | 25.2% | 31.3% | ||||
Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52.1% | 56.1% | 59.8% | 60.6% | 61.3% | ||||
Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.2% | 13.9% | 15.5% | 13.7% | 11.9% |