Affordability of cigarettes in East Timor
East Timor: Affordability of cigarettes was 12.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Affordability of cigarettes in East Timor, 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 East Timor stood at 12.6%.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability of cigarettes in East Timor peaked at 16.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2014.
East Timor ranks 28th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Affordability of cigarettes in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.2% | — |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +44.5% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -9.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 12.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.0%, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 12.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.2%, 2.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.1% | 16.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.6% | 13.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 249.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability of cigarettes in East Timor?
- Affordability of cigarettes in East Timor was 12.6% 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest affordability of cigarettes recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2014.
- How does East Timor rank for affordability of cigarettes?
- East Timor ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability of cigarettes rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.