Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price rose 2.98% to 24.7% in Bolivia in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Bolivia reached an all time high of 24.7% in 2016 and an all time low of 14.9% in 2010. When compared to Bolivia's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Brazil amounted to 29.7%, 51.0% in Chile, 5.60% in Paraguay and 48.7% in Peru in 2016.
Bolivia has been ranked 102nd 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 |
Argentina | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.0% | 26.5% | 28.8% | 28.6% | 28.4% | ||||
Bolivia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.9% | 17.0% | 19.1% | 21.2% | 23.3% | ||||
Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.2% | 33.2% | 34.1% | 37.5% | 40.8% | ||||
Chile | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39.7% | 48.0% | 55.8% | 51.8% | 47.8% | ||||
Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.8% | 19.4% | 20.9% | 21.1% | 21.2% | ||||
Paraguay | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.72% | 5.17% | 5.60% | 5.61% | 5.62% | ||||
Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.8% | 30.3% | 32.6% | 34.1% | 35.6% | ||||
Uruguay | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58.0% | 57.7% | 57.3% | 55.5% | 53.8% | ||||
Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 108% | 112% | 115% | 173% | 230% | ... | ... |