Affordability of cigarettes in Egypt
Egypt: Affordability of cigarettes was 2.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Affordability of cigarettes in Egypt, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, affordability of cigarettes in Egypt stood at 2.8%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability of cigarettes in Egypt peaked at 3.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2022.
That places Egypt 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Affordability of cigarettes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.0% | — |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.0%, 39% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 104 North Macedonia 2.9% compare
- 105 Montenegro 2.9% compare
- 106 Cambodia 2.8% compare
- 107 United Kingdom 2.8% compare
- 109 Colombia 2.7% compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 2.7% compare
- 110 Thailand 2.7% compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability of cigarettes in Egypt?
- Affordability of cigarettes in Egypt was 2.8% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for affordability of cigarettes?
- Egypt ranks 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability of cigarettes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.