Bans on tobacco advertising by country
The level of bans on tobacco advertising are defined as follows: No ban, or ban that does not cover national TV, radio and print media; Ban on national TV, radio and print media only; Ban on national TV, radio and print media, as well as on some, but not all other forms of advertising and, lastly, complete ban on...
Countries reporting
195
Highest
5
Afghanistan
Lowest
2
Zimbabwe
Median
4
Years covered
16
2007–2022
Data points
1,755
What the numbers show
Bans on tobacco advertising is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 5 in Afghanistan; the lowest is 2 in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 4, and the mean is 3.93.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 150.0%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 50.0%).
Bans on tobacco advertising: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Albania | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Armenia | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Benin | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Bahrain | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5 | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Congo | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Algeria | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Eritrea | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ghana | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guinea | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gambia | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Guyana | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Iran | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Kenya | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Kiribati | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Laos | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Libya | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Moldova | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Madagascar | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Mongolia | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritania | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Niger | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nigeria | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Nepal | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Panama | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Palestine | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Qatar | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Sudan | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Senegal | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Suriname | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Seychelles | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Chad | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Togo | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Turkey | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uganda | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Venezuela | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Yemen | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Niue | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 67 | Angola | 4 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Argentina | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Australia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Austria | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Burundi | 4 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Belgium | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Belarus | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Bolivia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Brunei | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Bhutan | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Botswana | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Canada | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Chile | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | China | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Cameroon | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Cyprus | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Czechia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Germany | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Denmark | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Ecuador | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Egypt | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Estonia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Fiji | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | France | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Micronesia (country) | 4 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Gabon | 4 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | United Kingdom | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Georgia | 4 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Honduras | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Croatia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Hungary | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | India | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Ireland | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Italy | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Cambodia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Lebanon | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Lithuania | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Latvia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Morocco | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Mali | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Malta | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Myanmar | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Montenegro | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Mozambique | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Malaysia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Namibia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Norway | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Nauru | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | New Zealand | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Oman | 4 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Pakistan | 4 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Philippines | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Palau | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Poland | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Portugal | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Paraguay | 4 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Romania | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Singapore | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | El Salvador | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | San Marino | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Serbia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Slovakia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Sweden | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Eswatini | 4 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Syria | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Thailand | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | East Timor | 4 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Tonga | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Tunisia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Tanzania | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Vietnam | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Samoa | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | South Africa | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Cook Islands | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Andorra | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Bahamas | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 156 | Belize | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Barbados | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Switzerland | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Comoros | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Cuba | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Dominica | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Grenada | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Guatemala | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Haiti | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Indonesia | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Israel | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Jamaica | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Japan | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | South Korea | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Liberia | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Lesotho | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Monaco | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Malawi | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Peru | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | North Korea | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Rwanda | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Somalia | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | South Sudan | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | United States | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Zambia | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
The level of bans on tobacco advertising are defined as follows: No ban, or ban that does not cover national TV, radio and print media; Ban on national TV, radio and print media only; Ban on national TV, radio and print media, as well as on some, but not all other forms of advertising and, lastly, complete ban on all forms of advertising.