Price of Cigarettes (As % of Average U.S. Price) rose 18.1% to 62.1% in Bahrain in 2016

Price of Cigarettes (As % of Average U.S. Price) (%), 2016
Tobacco | Bahrain | December 27, 2018
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Price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price rose 18.1% to 62.1% in Bahrain in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Bahrain reached an all time high of 62.1% in 2016 and an all time low of 32.5% in 2010. When compared to Bahrain's main peers, price of cigarettes as a percentage of average U.S. price in Iran amounted to 9.02%, 38.6% in Kuwait, 42.8% in Qatar and 49.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2016.

Bahrain has been ranked 45th 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
Bahrain % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32.5% 38.1% 43.3% 43.0% 42.7%
Iran % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8.04% 12.2% 16.1% 12.6% 9.15%
Iraq % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11.2% 9.08% 7.08% 6.99% 6.90%
Jordan % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 23.4% 24.5% 25.5% 26.3% 27.1%
Kuwait % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.45% 20.9% 38.2% 40.4% 42.5%
Pakistan % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5.77% 5.77% 5.77% 6.75% 7.70%
Qatar % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28.8% 34.9% 40.7% 42.4% 44.1%
Saudi Arabia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32.7% 36.2% 39.5% 41.2% 42.9%
Turkmenistan % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20.8% 36.9% 52.1% 58.9% 65.7%
United Arab Emirates % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 33.4% 34.7% 35.9% 39.8% 43.7%
Yemen % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13.1% 16.3% 19.3% 20.1% 20.9%