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Tobacco in Algeria

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  • 48 Pages
  • June 2025
  • Region: Algeria
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1095856
Algeria’s tobacco market recorded solid growth in current value terms in 2024. However, when adjusted for inflation, performance was more muted, reflecting the erosion of purchasing power among lower- and middle-income consumers. Compounding these pressures, the government enacted significant fiscal measures targeting tobacco consumption. Article 140 of the 2024 Finance Law increased the tax on tobacco products from DZD37 to DZD50 per pack or box, as part of a broader public health initiative.

The Tobacco in Algeria report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Cigarettes, Cigarettes (Illicit+Legal), Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco, E-Vapour Consumables (Illicit+Legal), Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Tobacco market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Tobacco in 2024: The big picture
  • 2024 key trends
  • Competitive landscape
  • Retail developments
  • What next for tobacco?
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
  • Legislation
  • Legislative overview
  • Summary 1 Legislation Summary at a Glance
  • Minimum legal smoking age
  • Smoking prevalence
  • Tar levels
  • Health warnings
  • Plain packaging
  • Advertising and sponsorship
  • Advertising through media (television, radio, billboards, consumer press, trade press, cinema, etc.)
  • Advertising through retail point-of-sale
  • Sponsorship of sporting/music events
  • Distribution of tobacco-branded gifts (e.g. cigarette-branded lighters, pens, etc.)
  • Point-of-sale display bans
  • Smoking in public places
  • Low ignition propensity (LIP) cigarette regulation
  • Flavoured tobacco product ban
  • Reduced harm
  • Vapour products
PRODUCTION/IMPORTS/EXPORTS
MARKET INDICATORS
  • Table 1 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2019-2024
MARKET DATA
  • Table 2 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 3 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 4 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 5 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 6 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 7 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 8 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 2 Research Sources
CIGARS, CIGARILLOS AND SMOKING TOBACCO IN ALGERIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Cigars, cigarillos and smoking tobacco remain niche products
  • Competitive landscape remains highly concentrated
  • Small local grocers dominate distribution
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Limited prospects for cigars and cigarillos
  • Pipe tobacco will gain traction
  • Illicit trade will negatively impact volume sales of smoking tobacco.
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 76 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 77 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 78 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 79 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 80 Sales of Cigars by Size: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 81 Sales of Cigarillos by Price Platform 2019-2024
  • Table 82 NBO Company Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 83 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 84 NBO Company Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 85 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 86 NBO Company Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 87 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 88 NBO Company Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 89 LBN Brand Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 90 NBO Company Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 91 LBN Brand Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 92 NBO Company Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 93 LBN Brand Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 94 Distribution of Cigars and Cigarillos by Format: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 95 Distribution of Smoking Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 96 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 97 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 98 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 99 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
SMOKELESS TOBACCO, E-VAPOUR PRODUCTS AND HEATED TOBACCO IN ALGERIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Smokeless tobacco has longstanding tradition in Algeria, while high prices continue to limit demand for e-vapour products.
  • United Tobacco Company retains its stronghold in smokeless tobacco while grey market hampers legitimate sales of e-vapour products
  • Stable distribution landscape due to restrictive legislation
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Smokeless tobacco and e-vapour products set to see continued growth as consumers seek perceived healthier alternatives
  • Illicit vaping trade will continue to undermine government regulatory efforts
  • Heated tobacco products will remain marginal and dominated by illicit trade
CATEGORY INDICATORS
  • Table 10 Number of Adult Vapers 2019-2024
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 11 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 12 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 13 Sales of E-Vapour Products by Category: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 14 Sales of E-Vapour Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 15 Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 16 Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 17 Sales of Heated Tobacco: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 18 Sales of Heated Tobacco: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 19 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 20 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 21 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 22 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 23 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 24 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 25 Sales of E-Liquids by Nicotine Strength: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 26 NBO Company Shares of Smokeless Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 27 LBN Brand Shares of Smokeless Tobacco: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 28 NBO Company Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 29 LBN Brand Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 30 NBO Company Shares of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 31 LBN Brand Shares of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 32 NBO Company Shares of Heated Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 33 LBN Brand Shares of Heated Tobacco: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 34 NBO Company Shares of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 35 LBN Brand Shares of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 36 Distribution of Smokeless Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 37 Distribution of E-Vapour Products by Format: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 38 Distribution of Tobacco Heating Devices by Format: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 39 Distribution of Heated Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 40 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 41 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 42 Forecast Sales of E-Vapour Products by Category: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 43 Forecast Sales of E-Vapour Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 44 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 45 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 46 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 47 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 48 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 49 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 50 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 51 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 52 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 53 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
CIGARETTES IN ALGERIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Rising unit prices and economic hardship slow cigarette volume growth in 2024
  • Global heavyweights, led by STAEM Algerie SpA, maintain their dominant positions
  • Small local grocers remains preferred distribution channel
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Mid-price cigarettes to gain further ground
  • High tar cigarettes will retain popularity
  • Some consumers expected to switch to perceived safer tobacco alternatives
TAXATION AND PRICING
  • Taxation rates
  • Summary 3 Taxation and Duty Levies 2019-2024
  • Average cigarette pack price breakdown
  • Summary 4 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown: Brand Examples
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 54 Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 55 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 56 Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 57 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 58 Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 59 Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 60 Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 61 Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 62 Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 63 NBO Company Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 64 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 65 Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 66 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 67 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 68 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 69 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 70 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 71 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 72 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 73 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 74 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 75 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2024-2029