Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Cover Page | 1 | 1 |
| List of Contents and Tables | 2 | 1 |
| Cigarettes in Costa Rica - Category Analysis | 3 | 1 |
| Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Costa Rica - Category Analysis | 3 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 4 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 5 | 1 |
| Graph - Country Reports Disclaimer 55 | 5 | 1 |
| Nicotine in Costa Rica - Industry Overview | 6 | 1 |
| Executive Summary | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 developments | 6 | 1 |
| Key Data Insights | 6 | 1 |
| Industry Performance | 6 | 1 |
| Illicit trade and price sensitivity drive nicotine consumption patterns | 6 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 7 | 1 |
| Vaping restrictions reshape youth nicotine use and healthcare burden | 7 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 1 Volume Sales 2020-2030 | 7 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 8 | 1 |
| Graph - Sticks volume -Million sticks | 8 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 2 Volume Sales by Category 2025 | 8 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 9 | 1 |
| Graph - Sticks volume Million sticks | 9 | 1 |
| What's Next? | 9 | 1 |
| Regulators to extend controls and shrink the nicotine user base | 9 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 10 | 1 |
| Legal cigarette sales to decline as illicit trade sustains affordability | 10 | 1 |
| Tighter rules to prompt value focus and reshape retail dynamics | 10 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 11 | 1 |
| Graph - Sticks volume - Million sticks % Y-O-Y Growth | 11 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 4 Forecast Volume Sales by Category 2025-2030 | 11 | 1 |
| Graph - NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 12 | 1 |
| Competitive Landscape | 12 | 1 |
| Tabacalera costarricense sa broadens portfolio to consolidate dominance | 12 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 13 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 6 Brand Shares 2025 | 13 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: % Share (GBO) - Sticks volume - 2025 | 13 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 13 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 14 | 1 |
| Channels | 14 | 1 |
| Small local grocers maintain cigarette dominance as specialist stores guide alternatives | 14 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: % Share (LBN) - Sticks volume - 2025 | 14 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 14 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 15 | 1 |
| Minimum legal smoking age | 15 | 1 |
| Smoking prevalence | 15 | 1 |
| Tar levels | 15 | 1 |
| Health warnings | 15 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Chart 7 Legislation Summary at a Glance | 15 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 15 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 16 | 1 |
| Point-of-sale display bans | 16 | 1 |
| Smoking in public places | 16 | 1 |
| Flavoured tobacco product ban | 16 | 1 |
| Reduced harm | 16 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 17 | 1 |
| Vapour products | 17 | 1 |
| Production/Imports/Exports | 17 | 1 |
| Economic Context | 17 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 18 | 1 |
| Political | 18 | 1 |
| Graph - Economic | 18 | 1 |
| Technological | 18 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 9 Real Gdp Growth 2020-2030 | 18 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 19 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 10 Inflation 2020-2030 | 19 | 1 |
| Consumer Context | 19 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 11 Consumer Context for Nicotine | 19 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 20 | 1 |
| Income and Expenditure | 20 | 1 |
| Graph - Lifestyles | 20 | 1 |
| Graph - NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 21 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 13 Consumer Expenditure 2020-2030 | 21 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 22 | 1 |
| Graph - Share of total population % | 22 | 1 |
| Country Reports Disclaimer | 22 | 1 |
| Cigarettes in Costa Rica - Category Analysis | 23 | 1 |
| Key Data Insights | 23 | 1 |
| 2025 Developments | 23 | 1 |
| Cigarettes summary | 23 | 1 |
| Industry Performance | 23 | 1 |
| Public health campaigns drive smoking decline and shift consumption patterns | 23 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 24 | 1 |
| Illicit trade from panama sustains demand despite fewer smokers | 24 | 1 |
| Vaping surge among youth fuels new public health burden | 24 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 25 | 1 |
| Graph - Sticks volume -Million sticks | 25 | 1 |
| What's Next? | 25 | 1 |
| Affordable brands to retain volume as illicit flows undermine tax policy | 25 | 1 |
| Stricter controls on alternatives to drive demand back to cigarettes | 25 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 26 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 16 Forecast Volume Sales 2020-2030 | 26 | 1 |
| Competitive Landscape | 26 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 27 | 1 |
| Chart 17 Company Shares 2025 | 27 | 1 |
| Chart 18 Brand Shares 2025 | 27 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: % Share (GBO) - Sticks volume - 2025 | 27 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 27 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: % Share (LBN) - Sticks volume 2025 | 27 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 28 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 19 Retail Channels 2020-2025 | 28 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 29 | 1 |
| Average cigarette pack price breakdown | 29 | 1 |
| Economic Context | 29 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Chart 20 Cigarette Price Band Definitions | 29 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 29 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 30 | 1 |
| Political | 30 | 1 |
| Graph - Economic | 30 | 1 |
| Technological | 30 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 22 Real Gdp Growth 2020-2030 | 30 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 31 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 23 Inflation 2020-2030 | 31 | 1 |
| Consumer Context | 31 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 24 Consumer Context for Cigarettes | 31 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 32 | 1 |
| Income and Expenditure | 32 | 1 |
| Graph - Lifestyles | 32 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 25 Population 2020-2030 | 32 | 1 |
| Graph - NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 33 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 26 Consumer Expenditure 2020-2030 | 33 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 34 | 1 |
| Graph - Share of total population % | 34 | 1 |
| Country Reports Disclaimer | 34 | 1 |
| Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Costa Rica - Category Analysis | 35 | 1 |
| Key Data Insights | 35 | 1 |
| 2025 Developments | 35 | 1 |
| Industry Performance | 35 | 1 |
| Tourism-led demand sustains cigars as experiential purchases | 35 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 36 | 1 |
| Humidor retailers and duty-free shops drive gifting and premium sales | 36 | 1 |
| Premium launches target connoisseurs with exclusivity and craftsmanship | 36 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 37 | 1 |
| Graph - Sticks volume -Million sticks | 37 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 29 Volume Sales by Category 2025 | 37 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 38 | 1 |
| Graph - Sticks volume Million sticks | 38 | 1 |
| Locally produced cigars to expand reach as value takes priority | 38 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 39 | 1 |
| Consumers to embrace smaller formats and local brands to balance quality and price | 39 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 30 Forecast Volume Sales 2020-2030 | 39 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 40 | 1 |
| Graph - Sticks volume - Million sticks % Y-O-Y Growth | 40 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 31 Forecast Volume Sales by Category 2025-2030 | 40 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 41 | 1 |
| Graph - Sticks volume - Million sticks CAGR 2025-2030 | 41 | 1 |
| Competitive Landscape | 41 | 1 |
| Treinta y ocho dos sa consolidates leadership as local rivals lose ground | 41 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 42 | 1 |
| Channels | 42 | 1 |
| Tobacco specialists shape premium experiences for niche shoppers | 42 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: % Share (GBO) - Sticks volume - 2025 | 42 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 42 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: % Share (LBN) - Sticks volume 2025 | 42 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 43 | 1 |
| Economic Context | 43 | 1 |
| Political | 43 | 1 |
| Graph - Economic | 43 | 1 |
| Technological | 43 | 1 |
| Graph - NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 44 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 36 Inflation 2020-2030 | 44 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 45 | 1 |
| Graph - Population | 45 | 1 |
| Graph - Income and Expenditure | 45 | 1 |
| Lifestyles | 45 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 38 Population 2020-2030 | 45 | 1 |
| Graph - NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 46 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 39 Consumer Expenditure 2020-2030 | 46 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 47 | 1 |
| Graph - Share of total population % | 47 | 1 |
| Country Reports Disclaimer | 47 | 1 |
| Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in Costa Rica - Category Analysis | 48 | 1 |
| Key Data Insights | 48 | 1 |
| 2025 Developments | 48 | 1 |
| Smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products and heated tobacco summary | 48 | 1 |
| Industry Performance | 48 | 1 |
| Economic stability and rising spending underpin nicotine trends | 48 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 49 | 1 |
| Vaping drives nicotine experimentation as health cases surge | 49 | 1 |
| Stricter rules on vaping liquids reshape nicotine choices | 49 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 50 | 1 |
| Graph - Sticks volume -Million sticks | 50 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 42 Volume Sales by Category 2025 | 50 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 51 | 1 |
| Graph - Sticks volume Million sticks | 51 | 1 |
| What's Next? | 51 | 1 |
| Regulatory pressure set to facilitate shift to informal nicotine channels | 51 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 52 | 1 |
| E-vapour products to maintain lead as heated tobacco accelerates | 52 | 1 |
| Consumer spending to rise despite regulatory and volume declines | 52 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 53 | 1 |
| Graph - Sticks volume - Million sticks % Y-O-Y Growth | 53 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 44 Forecast Volume Sales by Category 2025-2030 | 53 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 54 | 1 |
| Graph - Sticks volume = Million sticks - CAGR 2025-2030 | 54 | 1 |
| Competitive Landscape | 54 | 1 |
| Revolution vapor leads as philip morris international builds monopoly | 54 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 55 | 1 |
| Channels | 55 | 1 |
| Convenience stores adapt as tobacco specialists expand product access | 55 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: % Share (GBO) - Sticks volume - 2025 | 55 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 55 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: % Share (LBN) - Sticks volume 2025 | 55 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 56 | 1 |
| Economic Context | 56 | 1 |
| Political | 56 | 1 |
| Graph - Economic | 56 | 1 |
| Graph - Technological | 56 | 1 |
| Graph - NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 57 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 49 Inflation 2020-2030 | 57 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 58 | 1 |
| Population | 58 | 1 |
| Graph - Income and Expenditure | 58 | 1 |
| Lifestyles | 58 | 1 |
| Graph - NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 59 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 52 Consumer Expenditure 2020-2030 | 59 | 1 |
| NICOTINE IN COSTA RICA | 60 | 1 |
| Graph - Share of total population % | 60 | 1 |
| Country Reports Disclaimer | 60 | 1 |
