Cigarettes — Import quantity by country
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.
Countries reporting
182
Highest
62,784 t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
Samoa
Median
1,086 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,855
What the numbers show
Cigarettes — Import quantity is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 62,784 t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,086 t, and the mean is 5,519 t.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 21,836.1%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 100.0%).
Cigarettes — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 62,784 t | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 57,070 t | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 46,861 t | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 4 | Iraq | 43,854 t | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 28,612 t | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 43,433 t | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 20,724 t | 2023 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 39,808 t | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13,700 t | 2023 | up 371.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Cambodia | 36,762 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 8 | France | 28,609 t | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,555 t | 2023 | up 603.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Bahamas | 27,705 t | 2023 | up 6,791.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Türkiye | 5,147 t | 2023 | up 5,098.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Libya | 26,362 t | 2023 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 2,023 t | 2023 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 19,454 t | 2023 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,078 t | 2018 | up 643.8% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18,845 t | 2023 | up 271.3% | rising |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 580.94 t | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 17,749 t | 2023 | up 315.6% | rising |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 572.87 t | 2023 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 16,498 t | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 14 | Melanesia | 108.45 t | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 15 | China, Taiwan Province of | 16,026 t | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 77.08 t | 2023 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 15,340 t | 2023 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 16 | Polynesia | 63.69 t | 2023 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 17 | Indonesia | 15,199 t | 2023 | up 971.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Micronesia | 44.22 t | 2023 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Caribbean | 30,617 t | 2023 | up 1,581.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 15,019 t | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 18 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 38.82 t | 2023 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 19 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 14,227 t | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 6.32 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 20 | China, mainland | 12,760 t | 2023 | up 156.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 12,440 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 12,361 t | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 12,070 t | 2023 | up 1,140.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Austria | 10,999 t | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 10,427 t | 2023 | up 157.3% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 9,772 t | 2023 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 27 | Georgia | 9,360 t | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 9,302 t | 2023 | up 161.0% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 992.14 t | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 29 | Yemen | 8,774 t | 2023 | up 21,836.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 62.84 t | 2023 | up 109.5% | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 8,495 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 31 | Morocco | 7,755 t | 2023 | up 371.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | 7,199 t | 2023 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 33 | Oman | 7,094 t | 2023 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 7,077 t | 2023 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 7,053 t | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 36 | Australia and New Zealand | 6,853 t | 2023 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Belize | 6,464 t | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Kuwait | 6,210 t | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 39 | Australia | 6,097 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Portugal | 6,020 t | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 41 | Israel | 5,871 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 42 | Canada | 5,808 t | 2023 | up 2,989.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Hungary | 5,622 t | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 5,612 t | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 45 | Slovakia | 5,373 t | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 46 | Guinea | 4,808 t | 2023 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,690 t | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 48 | Denmark | 4,575 t | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 49 | Ukraine | 4,505 t | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 50 | Sweden | 4,453 t | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 51 | Latvia | 3,541 t | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 52 | Slovenia | 3,528 t | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 53 | Djibouti | 3,419 t | 2023 | up 712.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Tunisia | 3,377 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 55 | Poland | 3,372 t | 2023 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 56 | South Africa | 3,285 t | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 57 | Serbia | 3,146 t | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 58 | Albania | 3,049 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,804 t | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 60 | Bahrain | 2,648 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Guatemala | 2,632 t | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 62 | Armenia | 2,493 t | 2023 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 63 | Lithuania | 2,183 t | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 64 | Mauritania | 2,167 t | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 65 | Egypt | 2,150 t | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Ghana | 2,022 t | 2023 | up 219.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Nigeria | 1,911 t | 2023 | up 293.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Ireland | 1,865 t | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 69 | Angola | 1,845 t | 2023 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 1,698 t | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 1,684 t | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 72 | Finland | 1,659 t | 2023 | down 77.8% | falling |
| 73 | Mozambique | 1,550 t | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Norway | 1,478 t | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 75 | Estonia | 1,355 t | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 76 | Paraguay | 1,349 t | 2023 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 77 | Mongolia | 1,320 t | 2023 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 78 | Qatar | 1,311 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 79 | Mauritius | 1,252 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 80 | Senegal | 1,208 t | 2023 | up 461.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 1,205 t | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 1,142 t | 2023 | up 188.3% | rising |
| 83 | Cameroon | 1,105 t | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Switzerland | 1,094 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 85 | Montenegro | 1,022 t | 2023 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Jamaica | 979.96 t | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 970.92 t | 2023 | up 683.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Cyprus | 879.55 t | 2023 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 89 | Guyana | 865.95 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 90 | Peru | 819.05 t | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | 796.32 t | 2023 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Niger | 791.76 t | 2023 | down 83.8% | falling |
| 93 | Philippines | 780.01 t | 2023 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Brazil | 770.28 t | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Namibia | 763.84 t | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 96 | New Zealand | 755.41 t | 2023 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 97 | Gabon | 750.5 t | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 734 t | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 99 | Congo | 728.95 t | 2023 | up 1,635.6% | volatile |
| 100 | India | 667.41 t | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Rwanda | 593.81 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 573.7 t | 2023 | up 165.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Malta | 468.75 t | 2023 | up 32.8% | falling |
| 104 | Uganda | 462.16 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 105 | Ecuador | 453.52 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 442.88 t | 2023 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 107 | China, Macao SAR | 419.81 t | 2023 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Eswatini | 344.83 t | 2023 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 344.77 t | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Lebanon | 323.73 t | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Uruguay | 317.34 t | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 112 | Malawi | 301.78 t | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 113 | Belarus | 292.66 t | 2023 | down 60.2% | rising |
| 114 | Maldives | 287.35 t | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 266.26 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 116 | Botswana | 247.43 t | 2023 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Chile | 223.76 t | 2023 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Suriname | 212.69 t | 2023 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Panama | 198.54 t | 2023 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Pakistan | 180.06 t | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 178.88 t | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Jordan | 178.02 t | 2023 | up 2,125.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Gambia | 167.29 t | 2023 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 124 | Zambia | 141.28 t | 2023 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Iceland | 140.95 t | 2023 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 139.82 t | 2023 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 124.71 t | 2023 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 128 | Haiti | 118.23 t | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Lesotho | 99.79 t | 2023 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Honduras | 90 t | 2023 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Grenada | 76.81 t | 2023 | up 7,581.0% | volatile |
| 132 | French Polynesia | 58.82 t | 2023 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 57.54 t | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Antigua and Barbuda | 52.21 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 135 | Uzbekistan | 47.59 t | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Kenya | 47.44 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 46.09 t | 2023 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 138 | New Caledonia | 39.74 t | 2023 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Bhutan | 34.04 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Barbados | 26.48 t | 2023 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 141 | Zimbabwe | 26.37 t | 2023 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 24.35 t | 2023 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 143 | Marshall Islands | 21.49 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Nepal | 16.59 t | 2023 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 145 | Algeria | 12.22 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.87 t | 2023 | up 229.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Nauru | 9.36 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 148 | Seychelles | 7.87 t | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Fiji | 6.49 t | 2023 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 5.57 t | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Cuba | 4.66 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Tonga | 4.19 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 4.17 t | 2023 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Argentina | 1.23 t | 2023 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Madagascar | 1.05 t | 2023 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Kiribati | 0.82 t | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Tuvalu | 0.68 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 0.51 t | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.23 t | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Liberia | 0.2 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Comoros | 0.11 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Mexico | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Myanmar | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Samoa | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 943,851 t
- Asia 357,179 t
- Europe 413,191 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 91,940 t
- European Union (27) 361,660 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 40,708 t
- Western Europe 165,036 t
- Western Asia 146,111 t
- Southern Europe 143,124 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 116,468 t
- Middle Africa 13,008 t
- South-Eastern Asia 104,183 t
- Americas 85,324 t
- Africa 81,087 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 68,077 t
- Eastern Europe 64,936 t
- Eastern Asia 57,299 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 40,501 t
- Southern Asia 40,148 t
- Northern Europe 40,095 t
- Northern Africa 39,656 t
- Northern America 23,745 t
- South America 17,955 t
- United States of America 17,937 t
- Western Africa 15,663 t
- Central America 13,008 t
- Central Asia 9,439 t
- Eastern Africa 8,019 t
- Oceania 7,069 t
- Southern Africa 4,741 t
About this data
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.