| Statistics | Unit of measurement | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 1998 |
| Cigarette imports | sticks in millions | 0 | 12000 | 15600 | 4 | 30 |
| Cigarette exports | sticks in millions | 13 | 0 | 2800 | 3000 | 8720 |
| Tobacco leaf imports | metric tons in millions | 3279 | 21639 | 42174 | ||
| Tobacco leaf exports [% of total exports] |
metric tons in millions [%] | 74014 [13.35%] | 83727 [8.03%] | 94770 [3.23%] | 82590 [1.13%] | 155058 |
| Cigarette production | sticks in millions | 37519 | 48401 | 60470 | 99500 | 118020 |
| Tobacco leaf production | metric tons in millions | 149861 | 228349 | 296008 | 204440 | 261890 |
| Land devoted to tobacco growing [% of agricultural land] |
hectares [%] | 328468 [1.20%] | 222997 [0.78%] | 320236 [1.16%] | 209919 [0.77%] | 293300 |
| Employment in tobacco manufacturing | people | 34700 | 52800 | 32142 | 25232 |
| Cigarette taxes and duties | |
| Excise tax | 0.4 US $/pack of 20 cigs |
| Sales tax |
15%; 2% applied before VAT After VAT, 15%-education, 2%-veterans fund, 100% additional tax, 10%-defense fund |
| Import duty | 68.40% |
| Source: | ERC, 1999 |
| Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax | ||
| Type | US Dollars | Local |
| Domestic brand | $0.99 | 450.00 |
| Foreign brand | $1.32 | 600.00 |
| Source: | EIU, Autumn 1999 | |
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