VIETNAM
TOBACCO IN VIETNAM
Brief contextualization of the importance of Tobacco in Vietnam
ILLICIT TRADE
Share of the domestic tobacco market for consumptionhe climate in Vietnam makes it an ideal location for the cultivation of tobacco: the country is a developing nation with a tropical climate. Tobacco production reached a peak of 50,000 tons of tobacco produced in 2013, but total output has been decreasing since then. It had been, however, in a growth trend since the beginning of the century, assuming an increasing role in the economic landscape of certain regions of the country. Tobacco provides the Government with an important revenue stream, with over US$ 700 million of contribution to the national treasury.
Sources: Tobacco and Nicotine database, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and ITGA.
EXPORT PARTNERS
This section aims at identifying the most important commercial partners in terms of Value and Quantity (Source: Calculated from data from UN Comtrade)
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INDONESIA 32%
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 17%
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CAMBODIA 14%
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JORDAN 9%
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PHILIPPINES 7%
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OTHERS 21%
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INDONESIA 28%
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CAMBODIA 26%
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 15%
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JORDAN 7%
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PHILIPPINES 6%
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OTHERS 18%