Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand by country
Countries reporting
175
Highest
33.59
Burundi
Lowest
0.46
Luxembourg
Median
3.73
Years covered
11
2012–2022
Data points
1,050
What the numbers show
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 33.59 in Burundi; the lowest is 0.46 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.73, and the mean is 6.15.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 73.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Philippines (up 442.7%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 81.0%).
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 33.59 | 2022 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 2 | Lesotho | 26.15 | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 3 | Mozambique | 25.84 | 2022 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 4 | Liberia | 24.8 | 2022 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 24.56 | 2022 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 6 | Nepal | 22.3 | 2022 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 7 | Gambia | 21.46 | 2022 | up 240.6% | rising |
| 8 | Madagascar | 21.43 | 2022 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 9 | Kiribati | 21.18 | 2022 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 10 | Tonga | 20.22 | 2022 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 11 | Palestine, State of | 18.59 | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 17.65 | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | 16.87 | 2022 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 14 | Yemen | 15.71 | 2022 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 15 | Fiji | 15.61 | 2022 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 16 | Tuvalu | 15.45 | 2022 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 17 | Kenya | 15.19 | 2022 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mali | 15.05 | 2022 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 15.03 | 2022 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 20 | Jamaica | 14.67 | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 14.65 | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 22 | Niger | 14.36 | 2022 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 23 | Samoa | 13.95 | 2022 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 24 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 13.88 | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 25 | Turkmenistan | 13.17 | 2022 | up 294.3% | rising |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 12.91 | 2022 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 27 | Uganda | 12.76 | 2022 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 28 | Timor-Leste | 12.55 | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 11.98 | 2020 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 30 | Chad | 11.43 | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 31 | Rwanda | 10.46 | 2022 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 32 | Togo | 10.26 | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 33 | Sudan | 10.11 | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 34 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.82 | 2022 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 35 | India | 9.78 | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 36 | Honduras | 9.38 | 2022 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 37 | Ecuador | 9.36 | 2022 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 9.25 | 2022 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.85 | 2022 | up 106.3% | rising |
| 40 | Zambia | 8.63 | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 41 | Comoros | 8.28 | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 42 | Senegal | 8.27 | 2022 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 8 | 2022 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.54 | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 45 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 7.48 | 2022 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 46 | Eswatini | 7.35 | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 47 | Cameroon | 7.13 | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 48 | Philippines | 7.11 | 2022 | up 442.7% | volatile |
| 49 | El Salvador | 7.09 | 2022 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.9 | 2022 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 51 | Myanmar | 6.88 | 2022 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 6.84 | 2022 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 53 | Jordan | 6.8 | 2022 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 54 | Morocco | 6.67 | 2022 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 55 | Namibia | 6.46 | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 56 | Afghanistan | 6.39 | 2020 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 57 | Benin | 5.9 | 2022 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 58 | Angola | 5.88 | 2022 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 59 | Guatemala | 5.84 | 2022 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 5.83 | 2022 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 61 | Algeria | 5.8 | 2022 | up 194.4% | rising |
| 62 | Nigeria | 5.65 | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 63 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.51 | 2020 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 5.51 | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 65 | Ukraine | 5.38 | 2022 | up 122.3% | rising |
| 66 | Botswana | 5.34 | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 67 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.33 | 2022 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 67 | Palau | 5.33 | 2022 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 5.15 | 2022 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 70 | Indonesia | 4.98 | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 71 | Ghana | 4.9 | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.76 | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 73 | Belize | 4.75 | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritania | 4.73 | 2022 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 4.69 | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 76 | Mauritius | 4.61 | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 77 | Seychelles | 4.52 | 2022 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 78 | Peru | 4.43 | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 79 | New Zealand | 4.31 | 2022 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 80 | Maldives | 4.3 | 2022 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 4.24 | 2022 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 82 | Barbados | 4.2 | 2022 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 83 | Congo | 4.11 | 2022 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 84 | South Africa | 3.88 | 2022 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 3.87 | 2022 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 86 | Albania | 3.76 | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 87 | Lebanon | 3.75 | 2022 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 88 | Pakistan | 3.73 | 2022 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 89 | Bahamas | 3.66 | 2022 | up 123.2% | rising |
| 90 | Republic of Moldova | 3.65 | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 91 | Australia | 3.54 | 2022 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.47 | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 93 | Tunisia | 3.45 | 2022 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 94 | Malaysia | 3.41 | 2022 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 95 | Panama | 3.4 | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 96 | Dominica | 3.32 | 2022 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 97 | Romania | 3.21 | 2022 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 98 | Mexico | 3.18 | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 99 | Hungary | 3.15 | 2022 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 100 | Georgia | 3.14 | 2022 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 101 | Serbia | 3.13 | 2022 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 102 | Armenia | 2.95 | 2022 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 103 | North Macedonia | 2.92 | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 104 | Montenegro | 2.9 | 2022 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 105 | Cambodia | 2.82 | 2022 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 106 | Egypt | 2.76 | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 106 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.76 | 2022 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 108 | Colombia | 2.68 | 2022 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 2.67 | 2022 | up 181.1% | rising |
| 109 | Thailand | 2.67 | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 111 | Oman | 2.65 | 2022 | up 173.2% | rising |
| 112 | Chile | 2.63 | 2022 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 113 | France | 2.62 | 2022 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.46 | 2022 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 115 | Viet Nam | 2.44 | 2022 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 2.39 | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 117 | Greece | 2.33 | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 118 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.3 | 2022 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.28 | 2022 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 120 | Uruguay | 2.26 | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 121 | Bahrain | 2.22 | 2022 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 122 | Slovakia | 2.21 | 2022 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 2.16 | 2022 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 124 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.15 | 2022 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | 2.06 | 2022 | down 81.0% | falling |
| 126 | Canada | 2.03 | 2022 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 126 | Czechia | 2.03 | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 126 | Croatia | 2.03 | 2022 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 129 | Poland | 2.01 | 2022 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 130 | Israel | 1.97 | 2022 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 130 | Latvia | 1.97 | 2022 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 132 | Spain | 1.94 | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 132 | Lithuania | 1.94 | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 134 | Finland | 1.91 | 2022 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 134 | Portugal | 1.91 | 2022 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 136 | Azerbaijan | 1.89 | 2022 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 136 | Türkiye | 1.89 | 2022 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 138 | Italy | 1.88 | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 139 | China | 1.87 | 2022 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.84 | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 141 | Mongolia | 1.79 | 2022 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 142 | Malta | 1.77 | 2022 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 143 | Argentina | 1.7 | 2022 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 144 | Russian Federation | 1.69 | 2022 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 145 | Norway | 1.68 | 2022 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 146 | Belgium | 1.67 | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 147 | Germany | 1.66 | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 148 | Ireland | 1.63 | 2022 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 149 | Cyprus | 1.61 | 2022 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 150 | Estonia | 1.58 | 2022 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 151 | Gabon | 1.57 | 2022 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 152 | Iceland | 1.56 | 2022 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 153 | Netherlands | 1.54 | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 153 | Slovenia | 1.54 | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 155 | Libya | 1.39 | 2022 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 156 | Denmark | 1.38 | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 157 | Japan | 1.36 | 2022 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 158 | Singapore | 1.31 | 2022 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 159 | Sweden | 1.26 | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | 1.25 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 161 | Austria | 1.22 | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 161 | Brazil | 1.22 | 2022 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 163 | Guyana | 1.18 | 2022 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 164 | Kazakhstan | 1.17 | 2022 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 165 | United States of America | 1.1 | 2022 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 166 | Korea | 1.05 | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 167 | Switzerland | 1.03 | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 168 | Andorra | 0.95 | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 169 | Belarus | 0.79 | 2022 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 170 | Iraq | 0.77 | 2022 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.76 | 2022 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 171 | Paraguay | 0.76 | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 173 | Kuwait | 0.73 | 2022 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 173 | Qatar | 0.73 | 2022 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Luxembourg | 0.46 | 2022 | down 11.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.