In the fourth quarter of 2023, the price of tobacco in the United States reached 6145 USD/MT. Similarly, in China, tobacco prices hit 958 USD/MT in the same month during Q4. Germany also saw tobacco prices reaching 8159 USD/MT during December 2023.

One metric ton of tobacco exported from Tanzania cost an average of 3,494.2 U.S. dollars in 2020. The unit price increased around 1.5 percent when compared to the previous year. As of 2020, Tanzania exported 42.6 thousand metric tons of tobacco.

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The South African unmanufactured tobacco market reduced rapidly to $73M in 2024, falling by -34.1% against the previous year. In general, consumption showed a abrupt contraction. Over the period under review, the market reached the peak level at $194M in 2012; however, from 2013 to 2024, consumption stood at a somewhat lower figure.

Brazil Exports: Price: Agriculture: Raw Tobacco data was reported at 26,791.183 USD/Ton in 16 Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 26,350.674 USD/Ton for 09 Mar 2025. Brazil Exports: Price: Agriculture: Raw Tobacco data is updated daily, averaging 10,654.347 USD/Ton from Mar 2019 (Median) to 16 Mar 2025, with 256 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46,240.882 USD/Ton in 15 May 2022 and a record low of 0.000 USD/Ton in 10 Sep 2023. Brazil Exports: Price: Agriculture: Raw Tobacco data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Special Secretariat for Foreign Trade and International Affairs. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table BR.JAA004: Exports: Economic Activity: Product: Price.

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As of January 2020, after Mexico increased its taxes on cigarettes, the average price of a Marlboro or Camel pack in the country amounted to approximately 63 Mexican pesos. In comparison, the cost of a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes was equal to 56 Mexican pesos.

Marlboro as market leader

Marlboro is the dominant brand of cigarettes in the North American country. Owned by Phillip Morris, the brand accounted for more than half of the market in 2019. Before the industry’s increase in taxes, the price of a pack of Marlboro cigarettes in Mexico City, had remained relatively stable, with a value equivalent to approximately 2.8 U.S. dollars.

Tobacco production in Mexico

A proper temperature, suitable soil, and desired water availability make all the difference when it comes to cultivation. In the case of tobacco crops in Mexico, the ideal harvesting setting has been found in the western coastal state of Nayarit. As a predominantly agricultural region, Nayarit produces most of the country’s tobacco. Out of the 17 thousand metric tons of tobacco produced in the country in 2019, close to 15 thousand were harvested there.

Imports: Price: Transformation Industry: Cigars, Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products data was reported at 12,262.105 USD/Ton in 16 Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,511.025 USD/Ton for 09 Mar 2025. Imports: Price: Transformation Industry: Cigars, Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products data is updated daily, averaging 9,453.586 USD/Ton from Mar 2019 (Median) to 16 Mar 2025, with 255 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24,363.720 USD/Ton in 11 Sep 2022 and a record low of 2,000.000 USD/Ton in 07 Jan 2024. Imports: Price: Transformation Industry: Cigars, Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Special Secretariat for Foreign Trade and International Affairs. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table BR.JAA010: Imports: Economic Activity: Product: Price.

Imports: Price: Agriculture: Raw Tobacco data was reported at 3,029.046 USD/Ton in 16 Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,769.957 USD/Ton for 09 Mar 2025. Imports: Price: Agriculture: Raw Tobacco data is updated daily, averaging 3,259.497 USD/Ton from Mar 2019 (Median) to 16 Mar 2025, with 254 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,811.429 USD/Ton in 13 Oct 2024 and a record low of 0.000 USD/Ton in 06 Oct 2024. Imports: Price: Agriculture: Raw Tobacco data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Special Secretariat for Foreign Trade and International Affairs. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table BR.JAA010: Imports: Economic Activity: Product: Price.

The global unmanufactured tobacco market reached $21.9B in 2024, with an increase of 2.4% against the previous year. Over the period under review, consumption showed a noticeable curtailment. The growth pace was the most rapid in 2023 when the market value increased by 9.3% against the previous year. Over the period under review, the global market hit record highs at $29.1B in 2014; however, from 2015 to 2024, consumption stood at a somewhat lower figure.

When a smoker buys a pack of cigarettes in Spain, most of the money outlaid for the purchase will end up in the Spanish state vault, since nearly 80 percent of its price corresponded to taxes in 2018. New and healthier trends have had an impact on the consumption of tobacco in recent years, prompting the birth of new ways to smoke cigarettes, such as heat-not-burn tobacco and electronic cigarettes. Compared to its more traditional relative, these products are significantly less taxed, with a 45 percent tax on heat-not-burn tobacco and 21 percent tax on e-cigarettes.

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Greece was the European country that had the highest share of smokers, with approximately 37 percent of the population in 2017. Spain’s population featured 28 percent smokers the same year, surpassed by Slovenia and Czechia, both with 29 percent of smokers. The European countries with the smallest proportion of smokers were the United Kingdom and Sweden, with 17 percent and 7 percent respectively.

The tobacco sector in Spain

Spain produced approximately 29.7 thousand metric tons of tobacco in 2017, although this figure is far off the 40.3 thousand metric tons registered in 2005. Tobacco crops in Spain amounted to nearly 8.8 thousand hectares in 2018, mainly located in the inland autonomous community of Extremadura. This figure too dwindled over the recent years, with approximately 13 thousand hectares registered in 2005. The number of tobacco manufacturers maintained steadily over the past ten years, with 46 companies active in the tobacco sector in 2017.

The global tobacco market size reached 8.8 Million Tons in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach 9.8 Million Tons by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 1.2% during 2025-2033. The increasing marketing and advertising campaigns, the growing social and cultural acceptance, and the introduction of several innovative tobacco products such as heat not burn tobacco products and e-cigarettes represents some of the key factors propelling the market.

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the global tobacco market report, along with forecasts at the global and regional levels from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on type.

Bulgaria Producer Prices: Industrial Crops: Tobacco Leaves: Oriental data was reported at 5,073.330 BGN/Tonne in Dec 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5,876.000 BGN/Tonne for Nov 2017. Bulgaria Producer Prices: Industrial Crops: Tobacco Leaves: Oriental data is updated monthly, averaging 4,582.180 BGN/Tonne from Jan 2010 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 60 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,166.670 BGN/Tonne in Nov 2016 and a record low of 2,420.000 BGN/Tonne in Mar 2015. Bulgaria Producer Prices: Industrial Crops: Tobacco Leaves: Oriental data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.P002: Agricultural Production: Producer Prices: Monthly (Discontinued).

India Export: Tobacco Products: Value data was reported at 1,535.000 Ton in Jul 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,163.000 Ton for Jun 2018. India Export: Tobacco Products: Value data is updated monthly, averaging 2,668.500 Ton from Apr 2015 (Median) to Jul 2018, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,715.000 Ton in May 2015 and a record low of 1,535.000 Ton in Jul 2018. India Export: Tobacco Products: Value data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Tobacco Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.JDX011: Foreign Trade: Tobacco: Tobacco Board.

Russia Avg Producer Price: OKPD2: Alcohol: Malt data was reported at 21,402.420 RUB/Ton in Jan 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 20,313.380 RUB/Ton for Dec 2018. Russia Avg Producer Price: OKPD2: Alcohol: Malt data is updated monthly, averaging 21,402.420 RUB/Ton from Jan 2017 (Median) to Jan 2019, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,818.330 RUB/Ton in Apr 2017 and a record low of 19,283.130 RUB/Ton in Apr 2018. Russia Avg Producer Price: OKPD2: Alcohol: Malt data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Prices – Table RU.PB003: Average Producer Price: Alcohol and Tobacco.

Brazil Imports: Price: Transformation Industry: Tobacco, Decaulified or Denervated data was reported at 7,150.512 USD/Ton in 16 Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.000 USD/Ton for 09 Mar 2025. Brazil Imports: Price: Transformation Industry: Tobacco, Decaulified or Denervated data is updated daily, averaging 4,137.106 USD/Ton from Mar 2019 (Median) to 16 Mar 2025, with 245 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 317,203.172 USD/Ton in 23 Aug 2020 and a record low of 0.000 USD/Ton in 09 Mar 2025. Brazil Imports: Price: Transformation Industry: Tobacco, Decaulified or Denervated data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Special Secretariat for Foreign Trade and International Affairs. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table BR.JAA010: Imports: Economic Activity: Product: Price.

The average import price for manufactured tobacco, extracts and essences stood at $2,554 per ton in September 2024, leveling off at the previous month.

The UK unmanufactured tobacco market is expected to experience a growth trend over the next decade, with a projected increase in market volume and value. By 2035, the market is anticipated to reach 2.2 tons in volume and $12K in value.

In 2023, around 28.6 percent of the population aged 15 years and above in Indonesia were smokers. Smoking prevalence in Indonesia peaked in 2018 at 32.2 percent. To address the widespread prevalence of smoking, the government imposed a tax hike in 2020. Cigarette consumption in Indonesia Despite the Indonesian government's increase in excise duties on cigarettes and tobacco products, smoking among adults remains high, particularly among men. Cultural norms, low prices, and aggressive tobacco marketing significantly challenge efforts to reduce smoking rates. In Indonesia, smoking is deeply embedded in social practices and often begins at a young age. Recent data indicates that Indonesians aged 18 to 59 smoke an average of 12 cigarettes daily, equivalent to one regular-sized pack of cigarettes sold in the country. Tobacco industry in Indonesia The tobacco industry in Indonesia is a vital economic sector, ranking among the world’s leading producers and consumers of tobacco. Indonesia produced over 200,000 metric tons of tobacco annually, with exports to countries such as the Philippines and the United States. This extensive production and export network underscores the industry's importance to Indonesia's economy. The total export value of tobacco and its manufactured products from Indonesia is estimated to be nearly two billion U.S. dollars, highlighting its significant contribution to the nation's economic landscape.

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