Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price rose 2.51% to 29.4% in Montenegro in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Montenegro reached an all time high of 29.4% in 2016 and an all time low of 14.9% in 2010. When compared to Montenegro's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Albania amounted to 29.2%, 39.8% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 55.5% in Croatia and 30.8% in Serbia in 2016.
Montenegro has been ranked 89th 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% | ||||
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% | ||||
Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 84.3% | 93.2% | 102% | 105% | 107% | ||||
Kosovo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Macedonia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.4% | 18.7% | 18.0% | 19.5% | 21.0% | ||||
Montenegro | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.9% | 17.6% | 20.3% | 24.1% | 27.9% | ||||
Romania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53.0% | 56.5% | 59.8% | 65.2% | 70.5% | ||||
Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.1% | 17.6% | 18.9% | 25.2% | 31.3% | ||||
Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57.0% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 66.7% | 74.2% |