Market research on the tissue and hygiene industry. Our reports f...
Market research on the tissue and hygiene industry. Our reports feature standardised and cross-comparable total market sizes, market and brand share data, distribution and trends.​​
Despite facing complex economic challenges, tissue and hygiene in Egypt demonstrated resilience during 2023, maintaining growth and expansion. Consumers exhibited heightened price sensitivity, with the cost playing a significant role in their…
2023 continued to be influenced by elevated inflation and rising transportation and manufacturing costs. This put pressure on the prices of imported and domestic tissue and hygiene brands. Most of these products are considered non-essential among…
Despite a significant increase in awareness of personal health and hygiene, spurred notably by the pandemic, the tissue and hygiene market in Cameroon in 2023 has not experienced significant volume growth. In the retail tissue market, a recent report…
Tissue and hygiene in Angola continues to register positive sales growth as the proliferation of locally manufactured products across all categories and the spread of modern retailing combined with population growth, rising affluence and urbanisation…
Despite the fallout from the ongoing economic downturn and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which led to high inflation, tissue and hygiene in Algeria performed well in 2023, recording healthy volume and current value growth in the year. This was…
Though retail tissue in Tunisia registered double-digit percentage value growth, constant value growth was much more modest, as inflation continued to be high. In response, consumers looked to economise and bought much larger economy packs, such as…
The average unit price of toilet paper in South Africa continued to rise in 2023, with inflation affecting transport, fuel and production costs. Inflation also impacted consumers’ disposable incomes, and thus retailers’ shelves were stacked with…
Retail tissue in Nigeria suffered significantly in terms of volume sales in 2023, with deep declines resulting from the country’s struggling economy. Rising energy costs and high inflation, along with a weakened local currency substantially…
In 2023, retail tissue categories recorded dynamic growth in Morocco, leading to double-digit retail value growth. A key driver of growth was the expanding consumer base. With per capita consumption of retail tissue in Morocco estimated at around…
In 2023, retail tissue in Kenya witnessed a significant slowdown in volume growth as rising prices of toilet paper weakened consumption. High inflation and pressures on household budgets created a challenging environment for the toilet paper…
Despite price pressures stemming from high inflation and currency devaluation, the sales volume of facial tissues experienced positive growth in 2023. Boxed facial tissues particularly saw an increase in sales volume, accompanied by a double-digit…
Prices of retail tissue products in Cameroon can vary significantly, depending on the outlet and location. For instance, the price difference for paper towel in local markets and supermarkets can be as much as 22%. Price is a key issue impacting all…
Toilet paper remained the largest product area in terms of volume and value sales in retail tissue in Algeria in 2023, although paper towels and napkins are reaching a more significant size due to increased local production. In volume terms, overall…
Retail adult incontinence in Tunisia registered significant volume growth in 2023. This was due to several factors. Foor instance, increased awareness of the availability of such products support volume growth. In addition, Tunisia’s population is…
With the effects of inflation still being felt within the market during 2023, many consumers turned to more affordable options for retail adult incontinence in South Africa. This resulted in the further demand for private label and cheaper…
2023’s high inflation led to strong volume sales declines for retail adult incontinence in Nigeria. Rising energy costs and a weakened local currency substantially undermined consumer spending power, meaning that many Nigerians were unable to afford…
In 2023, demand for retail adult incontinence continued to rise in Morocco, leading to double-digit retail value and volume growth. This strong performance was driven by rising awareness of the products, partnered with ongoing ageing in Morocco,…
Retail adult incontinence remains a very new concept in Kenya and thus it is still a relatively small category in tissue and hygiene. Whilst awareness is still low, there is a growing regard for the transformative impact of using adult incontinence…
Retail sales of adult incontinence products in Egypt recorded double-digit growth in 2023. This value increase was largely driven by price increases, however, as inflationary pressures continued to be felt in the country throughout the year. During…
Retail current value sales of adult incontinence remain negligible in Cameroon. While the number of elderly consumers in Cameroon is growing, this consumer group remains small at well under one million people in 2022. As a result, demand for retail…