tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Kazakhstan

Economics of tobacco *


Market share by cigarette manufacturer *


Source: ERC estimates


Trade and agriculture statistics *

Statistics Unit of measurement 1995 1998
Cigarette imports sticks in millions 2400 1800
Cigarette exports sticks in millions 550 2000
Tobacco leaf imports metric tons in millions 8983 8755
Tobacco leaf exports metric tons in millions 369 1603
Cigarette production sticks in millions 12080
Tobacco leaf production metric tons in millions 1680 8720
Land devoted to tobacco growing
[% of agricultural land]		 hectares 1900 [0.01%] 5100



Taxes and duties *

Cigarette taxes and duties
Excise tax 2 ECU/1000 cigs
Sales tax 20%
Source: ERC & USDA, 1999



Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type US Dollars Local
Domestic brand $0.45 63.56
Foreign brand $0.66 93.22
Source: ACS/WHO Survey, 2000



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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