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.
Overall, tobacco in Denmark saw a further strong decline in retail volume sales in 2023. However, there were oases of retail volume growth to be found within the industry. In general, tobacco consumption continued to be adversely affected by…
Tobacco in Canada is undergoing significant structural changes with traditional cigarettes losing ground due to declining smoking rates and the switch to alternative vaping products. Cigarette production witnessed a significant decrease in 2023 with…
Overall, it was a mixed picture for tobacco in Pakistan in 2023.
Tobacco saw double-digit current value growth in Ukraine in 2023. After marked upheavals following the outbreak of war in 2022, global tobacco players adapted to the new reality and returned to new launching new products. These launches were mostly…
Tobacco in Oman in 2023 is expected to grow gradually due to a slight population increase and moderate inflation at 1%. The Consumer Price Index for tobacco was also higher than in the past five years in July 2023. Growth is projected to accelerate…
Tobacco products contracted slightly in Guatemala in retail volume and current value terms, as cigarette consumption continued its steady downward trend in Guatemala. The consistent fall in smoking prevalence is due primarily to health concerns and…
Cigarettes remains the basic tobacco product for the majority of smokers in Romania and thus it was also the key growth driver for tobacco as a whole in 2023. Widespread distribution across all retail channels in Romania supports the positive…
Sales of traditional tobacco products in Belgium continued to decline rapidly in 2023, primarily due to an increase in excise taxes on cigarettes and smoking tobacco. The diminishing price gap with neighbouring countries, such as France, has also…
Tobacco saw a decline in retail volume sales in Spain in 2023, though sales rose in current value terms on the back of increased prices. Cigarettes continued to see an increase in value sales, whilst volumes experienced a further decline. While…
Tobacco in Italy in 2023 continued to perform well in value terms, despite rising costs caused by inflationary pressures, reduced disposable consumer incomes, and various measures taken to curb the practice of smoking overall. In fact, was something…
Sales of tobacco in Japan remained fairy stable in retail current value terms in 2023. The Japanese government reclassified COVID-19 in May 2023, moving it from a level two to level five infectious disease. The new level is the same class as seasonal…
Tobacco in China saw a fairly stable performance in 2023, with volume sales increasing marginally across all categories except e-vapour products. Cigarettes continued to see slow increases in both retail volume and current value sales, driven by…
The tobacco market saw modest volume growth in Ecuador in 2023. Ecuador has gone through a series of problems in recent years, including the strong impact of the COVID-19 crisis, followed by an economic and social crisis that led to a national strike…
Tobacco in Colombia witnessed stagnant volume growth in 2023 amid inflationary pressures and falling demand for cigarettes. Smoking prevalence continued to decline with consumers increasing awareness about the harmful effects of combustion tobacco…
In 2023, tobacco in Bolivia recorded one of its most challenging periods in recent times, primarily due to a notable growth in the availability of illegal cigarette brands. Until a few years ago, Bolivia was primarily a transit country for the…
Tobacco in the US continued its declining trend in current value terms in 2023, as the public health fight against tobacco intensified after the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the failure from the Biden Administration to achieve a comprehensive ban on…
Cigarettes continued to dominate tobacco in Uzbekistan at the end of the review period. However, in 2023, cigarettes saw a decline in legal retail volume sales, compared to the previous year. Despite the increase in smoking prevalence, which was…
In 2023, tobacco in Turkey experienced remarkable growth, registering a double-digit volume increase. This notable expansion can be primarily attributed to the success achieved by both cigarettes and smoking tobacco. Cigarettes, in particular,…
In 2023, tobacco in Tunisia faced significant challenges amid notable negative trends at the end of the review period. The prevalence of the illicit trade/parallel trade in tobacco remained very strong, with a remarkable increase in the number of…
In 2023, cigarettes faced intense competition from e-vapour products as younger adults of legal smoking age switched to the latter, which they perceived as more affordable, with lower nicotine levels and a variety of flavour options available across…