Skip to main content

Table 1 Regional changes in economic liberalization, prices and cigarette affordability

From: Disentangling regional trade agreements, trade flows and tobacco affordability in sub-Saharan Africa

Regional Agreement

[1]

Average KOF – Economic liberalization

1987 vs. 2012

[2]

International dollars at purchasing power Parity

2008

[3]

International dollars at purchasing power Parity

2010

[4]

International dollars at purchasing power Parity

2012

[5]

International dollars at purchasing power Parity

2014

[6]

Annual change in affordability

2006–2012*

(Δ% of GDP per cap)

COMESA

28.4–44.0

3.27

3.21

3.27

3.62

−0.96

SADC

44.9–57.7

4.02

4.57

4.60

4.99

−0.21

ECOWAS

34.7–47.8

1.92

1.87

1.84

2.16

−0.97

WAEMU

31.8–42.9

1.93

1.89

1.85

1.99

0.11

SACU

59.4–63.7

5.07

5.25

5.62

6.24

−0.27

EAC

19.2–39.0

2.06

2.52

2.31

2.65

−1.49