tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Kyrgyzstan

Economics of tobacco *


Trade and agriculture statistics *

Statistics Unit of measurement 1990 1995 1998
Cigarette imports sticks in millions 2100 5500
Cigarette exports sticks in millions 0 0
Tobacco leaf imports metric tons in millions 99 6
Tobacco leaf exports
[% of total exports]		 metric tons in millions [%] 36527 [5.25%] 19120
Cigarette production sticks in millions 3974 1332
Tobacco leaf production metric tons in millions 17600 27300
Land devoted to tobacco growing
[% of agricultural land]		 hectares [%] 8500 [0.64%] 8600
Employment in tobacco manufacturing people 1471



Taxes and duties *

Cigarette taxes and duties
Excise tax 5 US$/1000 filter cigs ; 2 US$/1000 non-filter cigs
Sales tax 20%
Import duty 10%
Source: ERC, 1999



Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type US Dollars Local
Domestic brand $1.05 3.00
Foreign brand $0.08 40.00
Source: TMA - International Tobacco Guide (1999 prices)



Source: M. A. Corrao, G. E. Guindon, N. Sharma, D. F. Shokoohi, eds. Tobacco control country profiles. Atlanta : The American Cancer Society, 2000. Published for the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health.


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