Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price rose 13.2% to 51.8% in Sudan in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Sudan reached an all time high of 51.8% in 2016 and an all time low of 30.0% in 2012. When compared to Sudan's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Chad amounted to 19.8%, 17.6% in Egypt, 10.7% in Ethiopia and 17.9% in South Sudan in 2016.
Sudan has been ranked 57th 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 |
Cameroon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.3% | 16.4% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 16.4% | ||||
Central African Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.8% | 12.7% | 14.8% | 15.4% | 16.4% | ... | ... | ||
Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.3% | 16.4% | 15.5% | 19.3% | 23.0% | ||||
Egypt | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.2% | 14.3% | 16.3% | 17.2% | 18.0% | ||||
Eritrea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.1% | 38.6% | 42.8% | 52.8% | 62.6% | ||||
Ethiopia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.62% | 8.48% | 7.41% | 9.84% | 12.2% | ||||
Israel | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97.2% | 95.9% | 94.7% | 118% | 140% | ||||
Kenya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.9% | 19.7% | 17.6% | 18.0% | 18.3% | ||||
Libya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.9% | 21.1% | 19.4% | 28.9% | 38.2% | ||||
Niger | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.8% | 13.1% | 12.4% | 14.4% | 16.4% | ||||
Nigeria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.6% | 22.2% | 20.9% | 21.9% | 22.8% | ||||
Saudi Arabia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 36.2% | 39.5% | 41.2% | 42.9% | ||||
Somalia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.24% | 7.04% | 8.73% | 8.29% | 8.03% | ||||
South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44.2% | 36.9% | 30.0% | 34.8% | 39.5% | ||||
Uganda | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.5% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 12.8% | 12.2% |