Tobacco

Despite tobacco being an important source of tax revenue, the government and anti-tobacco groups continue to make efforts to reduce its consumption with the aim to eliminate tobacco from the country by 2040. However, there are still many tobacco…

Volume sales of cigarettes declined in 2022 alongside smoking prevalence. While the market is characterised by imported products such as those of Philip Morris and British American Tobacco, despite a strong reduction in contraband, illegal cigarettes…

Volume sales of cigarettes continued to decline in 2022. Government anti-tobacco initiatives, a decrease in smoking prevalence and growth in illicit trade challenged legal sales. Despite inflation-induced price sensitivity, premium brands remained…

The ongoing economic crisis in 2022 has forced many smokers to abandon imported global cigarette brands as prices have risen steeply, with local brand Cedars the big winner. Low awareness of the harms of smoking means that few smokers have chosen to…

During 2022 inflation led to a trading down to mid and low priced brands. The market was also hindered by economic insecurity, high levels of poverty, crime and illicit trade, while widespread anti-smoking campaigns and tough legislation negatively…

While the COVID-19 pandemic did not negatively impact tobacco in 2022, tax-paid cigarettes remain under pressure due to rising taxes, falling income levels and the strong presence of illicit trade. Despite more intense efforts to control smuggling,…

Iraq’s tobacco industry began to struggle for positive volume growth in 2022 despite the rapid growth seen in reduced harm options such as heated tobacco and e-vapour products. In most cases, local smokers are intent on reducing the amount they smoke…

Despite government efforts to reduce smoking prevalence, cigarettes remain popular among the country’s large population of low-income men. Despite the struggling economy, consumers are not likely to cut out smoking but instead, trade down to…

Paraguay’s consumption of tobacco declined once again in 2022 as smoking prevalence continued to fall. The increased awareness of the harmful effects of smoking on health, anti-tobacco policies, such as bans on advertising, the inclusion of health…

In 2022, the tobacco industry continues to witness rising prices due to tax increases and global inflation rates. This has boosted the illicit trade as low-income consumers are finding smoking increasingly unaffordable. Meanwhile, demand for…

Tobacco remains under pressure in 2022, despite the pandemic coming to an end. Cigarettes continues to see volume decline, while cigars and cigarillos have returned to growth after witnessing decline in 2021. The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020…

Consumption of tax-paid cigarettes continues to fall in 2022, with many consumers eschewing locally manufactured cigarettes in favour of either illicit imports or traditional cheroots and quids. Demand for the Red Ruby brand continues to decline…

In 2022, tobacco in Cambodia has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic due to the country’s successful vaccination roll-out. However, other factors continue to dampen the perception of smoking in the country as the government continues to spread…

Total current value sales growth for Azerbaijan’s tobacco market in 2021 was up on 2020. Although growth was bolstered by unit price increases resulting from excise tax hikes, the dominant category of cigarettes also saw retail volume sales rise at a…

In 2021, Vietnam saw periodic recurrent waves of COVID-19, which led to a nationwide lockdown from May until October. Under the impact of COVID-19, volume sales of illicit cigarettes witnessed a decline due to the closure of borders, as well as…

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Poland the government took a range of measures as it attempted to control its spread. These measures took their toll on the local economy, which in turn resulted in job losses and wage insecurity, especially…

2021 was a year of normalisation for tobacco in France, which meant that after a better performance in 2020, the industry came back to a level of decline closer to that observed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic – in volume terms at least. Decline…

Cigarettes continued its decline, with a further drop in volume sales in 2021, as smoking prevalence continued to fall. Also, a significant dampener on volume sales of cigarettes was rising inflation as continuing global supply constraints and rising…

Argentina’s economy recovered more quickly than expected after experiencing a strong downfall due to the COVID-19 crisis, during which the government imposed a strict lockdown on all on-trade establishments in 2020, and mid-2021. Nonetheless, the…

Uganda’s tobacco industry is dominated by BAT Uganda and local player Leaf Tobacco & Commodities, with sales limited to cigarettes. Recent years have seen a dramatic shift away from premium cigarette brands as rising prices due to tax increases have…