Tobacco in Belgium
Retail value sales of tobacco in Belgium continued to fall in constant value terms in 2022, alongside a decline in the prevalence of smoking within the national population. This was partly attributable to increasing health concerns, a trend that was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Belgian federal government has also succeeded in its efforts to make tobacco products less attractive to potential new smokers, with plain packaging and a total ban on advertising having come into effect duri...
Euromonitor International's Tobacco in Belgium report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2018-2022, 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 2027 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Cigarettes, Cigarettes (Illicit+Legal), Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco, 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.
- Tobacco in Belgium
- Euromonitor International
- June 2023
- List Of Contents And Tables
- TOBACCO IN BELGIUM
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Tobacco in 2022: The big picture
- 2022 key trends
- Competitive landscape
- Retailing 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
- Point-of-sale display bans
- Smoking in public places
- Flavoured tobacco product ban
- Vapour products
- PRODUCTION/IMPORTS/EXPORTS
- MARKET INDICATORS
- Table 1 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2017-2022
- MARKET DATA
- Table 2 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 3 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
- Table 4 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
- Table 5 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
- Table 6 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 7 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 8 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 9 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
- DISCLAIMER
- SOURCES
- Summary 2 Research Sources
- CIGARETTES IN BELGIUM
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2022 DEVELOPMENTS
- Growing demand for cheaper cigarettes, thanks to progressive increases in excise duties
- Continued migration from cigarettes to e-vapour products
- Medium-sized packs decrease in popularity
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Cigarettes will continue to decline in the forecast period
- Consumers will find it more difficult to indulge their cigarette habit, due to new anti-smoking regulations
- Continued shift towards vaping, due to health concerns
- TAXATION AND PRICING
- Taxation rates
- Table 10 Taxation and Duty Levies 2017-2022
- Average cigarette pack price breakdown
- Summary 3 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown: Brand Examples
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 11 Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 12 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2017-2022
- Table 13 Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
- Table 14 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
- Table 15 Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 16 Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 17 Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 18 Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 19 Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 20 NBO Company Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 21 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 22 Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 23 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 25 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 26 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 27 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
- Table 28 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2022-2027
- Table 29 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2022-2027
- Table 30 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2022-2027
- Table 31 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2022-2027
- Table 32 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2022-2027
- CIGARS, CIGARILLOS AND SMOKING TOBACCO IN BELGIUM
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2022 DEVELOPMENTS
- Poor performance for smoking tobacco, thanks to increasing health concerns and booming illicit trade
- Make-your-own products grow in popularity
- Cigars and cigarillos see more stable performance.
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Further decline in sales of smoking tobacco, thanks to planned tax increases
- Slower decline for cigars and cigarillos
- Further legislation on flavours and packaging could come into force
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 33 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 34 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
- Table 35 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
- Table 36 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
- Table 37 Sales of Cigars by Size: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 38 Sales of Cigarillos by Price Platform 2017-2022
- Table 39 NBO Company Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 40 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 41 NBO Company Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 42 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 43 NBO Company Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 44 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 45 NBO Company Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 46 LBN Brand Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 47 NBO Company Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 48 LBN Brand Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 49 NBO Company Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 50 LBN Brand Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 51 Distribution of Cigars and Cigarillos by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 52 Distribution of Smoking Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 53 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 54 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 55 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 56 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
- SMOKELESS TOBACCO, E-VAPOUR PRODUCTS AND HEATED TOBACCO IN BELGIUM
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2022 DEVELOPMENTS
- Strong growth continues in 2022
- Disposable e-cigarettes provoke controversy, due to their environmental impact and potential appeal to young people
- Vape shops become less essential for the category
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- E-vapour products still have a great deal of potential
- Closed vaping systems will see slower growth
- Belgian government effects ban on nicotine pouches
- CATEGORY INDICATORS
- Table 57 Number of Adult Vapers 2017-2022
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 58 Number of Adult Vapers 2017-2022
- Table 59 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 60 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
- Table 61 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: Value 2017-2022
- Table 62 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Value Growth 2017-2022
- Table 63 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
- Table 64 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
- Table 65 Sales of E-Liquids by Nicotine Strength: % Value 2019-2022
- Table 66 NBO Company Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2018-2022
- Table 67 LBN Brand Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2019-2022
- Table 68 NBO Company Shares of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 69 LBN Brand Shares of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 70 Distribution of E-Vapour Products by Format: % Value 2017-2022
- Table 71 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 72 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 73 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 74 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 75 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 76 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 77 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 78 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
- Table 79 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 80 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
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