This policy brief provides facts obtained from Ivory Coast’s country profile (2011 – 2016). The prevalence of smoking was estimated at 14.6% for both sexes. The tobacco industry is exempt from anti-advertising legislation.
The 2015 Survey of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases in Benin (STEPS) indicates that smoking is declining significantly from 16% of adult smokers, in 2007 to 5% in 2015.
The share of tobacco products in the total tax revenue of the country is low. Niger does not produce cigarettes but raw leaf tobacco in the Maradi and Agadez regions.
There is no national survey on adult smoking in Burkina Faso. Data available on the consumption of tobacco products are based on divided groups’ studies that focus on a few large cities.
The effectiveness of the tax system on tobacco products in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries is measured by the difference between a country’s effective tax rate and its tax capacity.
The Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (CRES) / Consortium for Economic and Social Research conducted research to analyze the impact of tobacco taxation in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries.
The country profile of Senegal reveals a relatively high prevalence of tobacco use by young people, and a limited tax system for reducing the consumption of tobacco products.
This research determines which category of excise taxes is more appropriate to the market of cigarettes in Senegal and in Nigeria, and analyzes the impact on prices, demand and fiscal revenues.
The purpose of this policy brief is to share facts obtained in the country profile of Nigeria between 2012 and 2016.
The Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (CRES) / Consortium for Economic and Social Research conducted research to enlighten political decision-making on tobacco in Senegal.