Affordability of cigarettes in Armenia
Armenia: Affordability of cigarettes was 3.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Affordability of cigarettes in Armenia, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 3.0% for affordability of cigarettes in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability of cigarettes in Armenia peaked at 4.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2022.
Armenia ranks 103rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Affordability of cigarettes in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.2% | — |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -11.9% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 3.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 78% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 3.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability of cigarettes in Armenia?
- Affordability of cigarettes in Armenia was 3.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2022.
- How does Armenia rank for affordability of cigarettes?
- Armenia ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability of cigarettes rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Affordability of cigarettes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Price of 100 packs of cigarettes as a share of GDP per capita. This price is based on the most-sold brand of cigarettes in a given country and includes taxes. Lower values indicate that cigarettes are more affordable.