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Tobacco in Myanmar

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  • 23 Pages
  • July 2025
  • Region: Myanmar
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5181334
In 2024, Myanmar's tobacco industry recorded a positive overall performance in both volume and value terms. High prevalence of tobacco use remained a key growth driver, underpinned by habitual consumption patterns and relatively low barriers to access. Across the country, tobacco products remain widely available and affordable, with limited public health campaigns or government-backed cessation programmes in place to curb usage.

The Tobacco in Myanmar 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?
MARKET BACKGROUND
  • Legislation
TAXATION AND DUTY LEVIES
MARKET DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 2 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 3 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 4 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 5 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2024-2029
  • 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
CIGARETTES
  • Key Data Findings
  • 2024 Developments
  • Volume continues to grow despite economic disruption
  • Brands with affordable pricing and local manufacturing are benefitting in the current sociopolitical situation
  • Traditional retail continues to dominate the industry
  • Prospects and Opportunities
  • Consumption volume is expected to continue growing
  • Government continues to face difficulties in combating illicit sales
  • Leading brand continues to strengthen its presence through innovation
  • Category Data
  • Table 10 Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 11 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 12 Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 13 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 14 NBO Company Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 15 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 16 Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 17 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 18 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 19 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
CIGARS, CIGARILLOS AND SMOKING TOBACCO
  • Stagnant performance due to price increases and low consumer interest
  • Local production benefits from ongoing border disruptions
  • Modern retail channels remain essential for cigars and cigarillos
  • Sales outlook remains weak amid limited demand and rising constraints
  • Lack of product innovation continues to restrict category development
  • Innovation remains absent across all product types
  • Table 21 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 22 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 23 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 24 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 25 NBO Company Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 26 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 27 NBO Company Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 28 LBN Brand Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 29 Distribution of Cigars and Cigarillos by Format: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 30 Distribution of Smoking Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 31 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 32 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 33 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 34 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
SMOKELESS TOBACCO, E-VAPOUR PRODUCTS AND HEATED TOBACCO
  • Emerging formats register growth despite regulatory ambiguity
  • International vape brands gain ground while smokeless remains fragmented
  • Retail development favours modern and specialist channels
  • E-vapour products expected to lead future growth as exposure widens
  • Absence of regulation sustains growth trajectory for e-vapour
  • Vaping devices evolve into lifestyle technology tools
  • Table 35 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 36 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 37 NBO Company Shares of Smokeless Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2024
  • Table 38 LBN Brand Shares of Smokeless Tobacco: % Volume 2021-2024
  • Table 39 Distribution of Smokeless Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 40 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 41 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029