Tobacco

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.

Country Report

Tobacco in Bangladesh

Jun 2023

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in El Salvador

Jun 2023

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Panama

Jun 2023

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Lebanon

Jun 2023

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Honduras

Jun 2023

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Jordan

Jun 2023

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,…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Iraq

Jun 2023

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Laos

Jun 2023

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Paraguay

Jun 2023

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Sri Lanka

Jun 2023

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Kuwait

Jun 2023

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Myanmar

Jun 2023

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Cambodia

Jun 2023

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Azerbaijan

Aug 2022

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Vietnam

Jul 2022

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Poland

Jul 2022

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in France

Jul 2022

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Dominican Republic

Jul 2022

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Argentina

Jul 2022

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…

USD 2,450
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Tobacco in Uganda

Aug 2022

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…

USD 2,450
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