Affordability of cigarettes in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Affordability of cigarettes was 5.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Affordability of cigarettes in Marshall Islands, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 5.2% for affordability of cigarettes in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability of cigarettes in Marshall Islands peaked at 10.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2022.
Marshall Islands ranks 70th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Affordability of cigarettes in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.3% | — |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -38.9% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -8.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 5.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 5.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.2%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.2% | 10.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability of cigarettes in Marshall Islands?
- Affordability of cigarettes in Marshall Islands was 5.2% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2022.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for affordability of cigarettes?
- Marshall Islands ranks 70th out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability of cigarettes rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.