Comparison of economic costs of bidi smoking with select outcome indicators
| Outcome indicators | Unit | Value |
| Total economic costs of bidi smoking (2017) | INR billion | 805.5 |
| Direct medical costs of bidi smoking (2017) | INR billion | 168.7 |
| Excise tax revenue from bidi (2016–2017)* | INR billion | 4.2 |
| State and central government expenditures on health (2016–2017)† | INR billion | 2260 |
| Total (private and public) health expenditures (2016–2017)‡ | INR billion | 7533 |
| GDP at current prices (2016–2017)§ | INR billion | 152 540 |
| Costs of bidi smoking as percentage of GDP | % | 0.53 |
| Bidi excise revenue as percentage of cost of bidi smoking | % | 0.52 |
| Direct medical costs as percentage of total health expenditures | % | 2.24 |
Data sources:
*Ministry of Finance, GOI.
†Economic Survey 2017–2018, Vol. 2, GOI.39
‡Estimated by assuming total public expenditure on health to be 30% of total health expenditure, it was 29% as of 2014–2015 according to the National Health Accounts, GOI; Exchange rate of INR against 1US$=65.
§Revised GDP estimates for 2016–2017 from Central Statistical Office press release dated 31 January 2018.
GDP, Gross Domestic Product; GOI, Government of India.