Market research on the tobacco industry. Standardised and cross-c...
Market research on the tobacco industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and brand share data, distribution and industry trends and sub-category level information.
Almost uniquely among fmcg industries, tobacco legislation is not simply a guiding element or a means of enforcing consumer standards but a central determining factor in the performance of tobacco markets. As the cumulative de-normalising impact of…
Consuming smokeless tobacco has always been legal in Algeria. Loose US-style moist snuff, known locally as Chemma, is the only smokeless tobacco product available, and is traditionally popular in Algeria, although it is consumed by men much more than…
Overall demand for smokeless tobacco, e-vapour and heated tobacco products declined in Nigeria in 2022. The downturn was mainly explained by rapidly rising prices and the erosion of purchasing power among consumers as inflation soared due to the…
Heated tobacco products continued to perform well in 2021, with major players such as Philip Morris South Africa (Pty) Ltd British American Tobacco (South Africa) Ltd both registering significant growth for their tobacco heating devices Iqos and Glo,…
In November 2021, the global tobacco giant Philip Morris entered heated tobacco and heating devices with its iQOS 3 Duo and HEETS brands, under the Régie Nationale des Tabacs et des Allumettes (RNTA) umbrella. One year on, heated tobacco registered…
In 2022, the government imposed a new tax on heated tobacco products, adding 10% of the price towards comprehensive health insurance, in addition to the table tax, at EGP1,400/kg of tobacco. This contributed to the price growth for the category in…
Since the introduction of its heated tobacco device Iqos in November 2021, Philip Morris has continued to invest in opening its own stores in large cities in Morocco where Iqos retails at MAD750, while HEETS heated tobacco sticks are sold in…