Table 1

Impact of Vietnam’s current tobacco tax law from 2015 to 2020

20152020Change% change
Retail price (₫000/pack)Premium22.329.26.931
Mid-price15.218.53.322
Economy7.49.32.027
Average12.114.01.916
Retail sales
(Billion packs)
Premium288287−10
Mid-price18391297−542−29
Economy1812215634419
Total39393740−199−5
Tax revenue
(Billion VND)
Premium2173308691342
Mid-price92158639−576−6
Economy45417480293965
Total15 92919 206327721
Smoking
Indicators
Smokers (000 s)15 60215 465137−2
Smoking rate (%)22.521.3−1.2−5
Affordability* (%)3.93.4−0.4−12
  • *Percantage of GDP per capita needed to purchase 100 packs.

  • GDP, gross domestic product.