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Cigarettes and cigars: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in cigarettes and cigars totaled $24.7 billion (1.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were Poland (21%), Germany (7%) and Indonesia (7%); the top importers were Germany (14%), Italy (8%) and the United States (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 11%.

Summary

World trade
$24.7billion
Tonnes
1.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$23,157
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Poland$5.3 billion · 21.3%
    see destinations
  2. Germany$1.8 billion · 7.4%
    see destinations
  3. Indonesia$1.7 billion · 6.8%
    see destinations
  4. Czechia$1.4 billion · 5.7%
  5. Dominican Republic$1.1 billion · 4.6%
  6. Netherlands$1 billion · 4.1%
    re-exports
  7. Romania$930 million · 3.8%
  8. Lithuania$828 million · 3.4%
  9. South Korea$804 million · 3.3%
  10. Portugal$718 million · 2.9%
  11. Switzerland$616 million · 2.5%
  12. Serbia$571 million · 2.3%
  13. Turkey$543 million · 2.2%
  14. Nicaragua$461 million · 1.9%
  15. Cuba$418 million · 1.7%
  16. Armenia$397 million · 1.6%
  17. Hong Kong$375 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  18. Singapore$370 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  19. China$370 million · 1.5%
  20. Belgium$364 million · 1.5%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. Germany$3.5 billion · 14.1%
    see sources
  2. Italy$2.1 billion · 8.4%
    see sources
  3. United States$1.7 billion · 7.1%
    see sources
  4. Spain$1.2 billion · 4.7%
  5. France$1.1 billion · 4.6%
  6. Japan$844 million · 3.4%
  7. Hong Kong$733 million · 3%
    re-exports
  8. Vietnam$620 million · 2.5%
  9. Netherlands$591 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  10. Singapore$570 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  11. Belgium$480 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  12. United Arab Emirates$462 million · 1.9%
  13. Saudi Arabia$448 million · 1.8%
  14. Israel$330 million · 1.3%
  15. Iraq$326 million · 1.3%
  16. Czechia$294 million · 1.2%
  17. Bulgaria$292 million · 1.2%
  18. Austria$281 million · 1.1%
  19. China$279 million · 1.1%
  20. United Kingdom$279 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

Poland has been the top exporter since 2018

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Poland 5.3
  • Germany 1.8
  • Indonesia 1.7
  • Czechia 1.4
  • Dominican Republic 1.1

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
Country19952024
Poland0.035.3
Germany1.31.8
Indonesia0.121.7
Czechia0.061.4
Dominican Republic0.071.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 53% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $23,157

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$15,169
1996$14,796
1997$14,852
1998$12,233
1999$13,701
2000$12,610
2001$13,701
2002$13,581
2003$13,921
2004$16,045
2005$16,755
2006$14,969
2007$16,022
2008$18,426
2009$12,197
2010$16,223
2011$18,963
2012$19,368
2013$19,182
2014$19,129
2015$17,849
2016$16,947
2017$15,132
2018$19,946
2019$19,294
2020$19,692
2021$20,351
2022$19,548
2023$21,850
2024$23,157

What it includes

  • 2402 · Cigarettes and cigars

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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