Heroin and cocaine prices in Europe and USA

Heroin prices in Western and Central Europe, 2007-2017

Heroin retail prices (street prices), US$ per gram

 Country

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Austria

99

110

97

93

98

64

80

53

44

66

66

Belgium

33

36

33

32

42

36

37

33

24

24

29

Denmark

92

158

148

151

160

147

148

139

103

104

106

Finland

151

235

223

159

168

155

160

185

164

166

168

France

55

66

56

53

49

45

47

46

38

38

38

Germany

48

53

51

48

59

55

65

57

55

53

48

Greece

75

59

54

40

24

18

28

28

26

26

24

Ireland

274

294

209

207

209

193

200

197

153

155

155

Italy

66

78

72

68

73

67

68

65

53

53

48

Luxembourg

96

96

96

88

78

72

74

74

61

61

61

Netherlands

33

53

53

51

60

55

47

45

45

45

45

Norway

240

170

160

152

161

143

126

109

92

92

92

Portugal

52

49

51

47

50

46

48

34

32

29

30

Spain

86

92

86

80

83

76

76

75

63

64

64

Sweden

185

234

201

214

272

306

169

127

135

117

73

Switzerland

42

37

46

48

57

64

68

61

61

61

61

United Kingdom

101

83

69

62

64

63

63

78

74

68

64

Unweighted average, in US$

101

112

100

94

100

94

89

83

72

72

69

Weighted* average, US$

74

80

72

68

73

69

68

66

59

58

55

Weighted* average, Euro

54

55

52

51

52

53

51

50

54

52

49

Euro-inflation-adjusted weighted* average, in 2017 Euro per gram

62

61

58

56

55

55

52

51

55

53

49

 Heroin wholesale prices, US$ per kilogram

 Country

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Austria

54,810

58,824

41,715

39,741

41,882

30,928

40,010

32,899

27,352

27,685

27,685

Belgium

20,554

14,706

15,991

15,102

10,720

20,619

18,338

18,338

17,505

17,505

17,505

Denmark

33,091

52,335

49,066

48,952

51,791

47,614

64,743

40,950

47,654

44,610

45,263

Finland

54,810

58,824

58,824

52,989

55,843

51,546

53,346

53,346

53,346

53,346

53,346

France

34,246

36,743

17,385

15,897

11,169

13,853

13,337

19,739

16,411

16,411

16,411

Germany

25,810

26,471

26,717

32,519

35,500

35,366

41,233

29,609

36,379

33,776

35,634

Greece

19,450

22,413

21,205

18,215

23,035

21,263

16,004

15,791

17,505

19,934

20,202

Ireland

33,967

44,120

41,725

39,741

41,882

38,660

40,010

52,638

43,764

44,297

44,297

Italy

31,676

46,300

44,044

39,478

39,687

34,912

35,537

32,961

29,727

29,884

28,432

Luxembourg

31,451

33,763

31,925

30,414

32,052

29,587

30,000

30,000

30,000

30,000

30,000

Netherlands

16,957

19,841

19,841

22,079

23,268

21,478

22,228

22,228

22,228

22,228

22,228

Norway

58,235

47,766

47,766

47,794

45,372

41,223

37,074

32,925

28,775

28,775

28,775

Portugal

20,554

27,206

38,239

29,806

31,411

28,995

30,007

30,007

30,007

30,007

30,007

Spain

47,671

50,697

46,621

43,993

44,530

42,110

42,012

38,807

35,138

35,755

34,624

Sweden

37,059

38,339

32,471

41,471

54,494

44,246

46,225

41,447

41,447

41,447

41,447

Switzerland

23,180

25,584

25,190

27,710

30,609

28,805

30,440

27,356

27,245

27,245

27,245

United Kingdom

27,163

29,569

24,628

32,297

40,167

47,479

46,835

41,925

40,000

31,165

32,134

Unweighted average, in US$

33,570

37,265

34,315

34,012

36,083

34,040

35,728

32,998

32,028

31,416

31,484

Weighted* average, US$

31,576

35,651

30,904

31,910

33,645

33,572

34,959

31,620

31,091

29,334

29,535

Weighted* average, Euro per gram

23

24

22

24

24

26

26

24

28

26

26

Euro-inflation-adjusted weighted* average, in 2017 Euro

26

27

25

26

26

27

27

24

29

27

26

Cocaine prices in Western and Central Europe, 2007-2017

Cocaine retail prices (street prices), US$ per gram

 Country

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Austria

99

110

97

97

103

103

100

132

109

111

111

Belgium

67

72

71

67

75

73

68

70

59

59

59

Denmark

74

99

93

89

94

87

92

103

73

74

74

Finland

110

154

139

106

112

103

107

145

126

111

112

France

96

103

83

80

87

84

87

86

71

71

71

Germany

86

91

87

87

92

84

92

100

81

84

81

Greece

111

110

104

96

98

97

120

112

94

94

95

Ireland

96

103

97

93

98

90

93

92

77

78

78

Italy

112

111

99

92

95

90

95

94

79

87

92

Luxembourg

89

89

89

166

119

110

114

112

93

93

106

Netherlands

59

63

63

59

73

67

69

69

69

69

56

Norway

164

154

146

139

147

135

127

109

92

92

92

Portugal

55

66

66

61

70

65

63

63

63

63

50

Spain

83

89

83

79

82

76

77

76

64

64

67

Sweden

96

138

104

111

125

147

139

127

108

117

105

Switzerland

75

65

82

96

102

96

99

78

78

78

78

United Kingdom

91

74

62

62

64

63

67

62

59

54

103

Unweighted average, in US$

92

99

92

93

96

92

95

96

82

82

84

Weighted* average, US$

92

94

84

82

87

83

86

87

74

75

82

Weighted* average, Euro

67

64

61

62

62

64

65

66

68

68

73

Euro-inflation-adjusted weighted* average, in 2017 Euro

77

71

67

67

66

66

66

67

69

69

73

 

Cocaine wholesale prices, US$ per kilogram

 Country

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

 Austria

61,661

66,176

48,668

52,989

62,823

51,546

73,351

65,797

54,705

55,371

55,371

 Belgium

47,958

53,757

46,675

46,365

46,594

48,722

44,011

44,011

31,798

31,798

32,155

 Denmark

40,445

43,447

40,730

44,501

47,083

43,286

44,395

49,140

29,326

29,740

29,740

 Finland

61,660

66,176

62,573

59,612

97,724

90,206

130,032

128,305

95,733

77,519

78,563

 France

61,661

44,118

41,715

39,741

38,392

38,660

40,010

46,058

38,293

38,293

38,293

 Germany

48,826

54,114

57,171

53,496

64,044

49,982

48,678

50,128

46,849

46,932

46,832

 Greece

62,735

69,853

63,964

59,612

56,541

52,835

56,680

62,507

51,969

52,602

44,893

 Ireland

41107

44,118

36,161

34,443

36,298

38,660

93,356

32,899

32,823

33,223

33,223

 Italy

56,029

63,514

57,153

53,593

54,694

48,854

51,738

52,082

42,877

43,488

43,527

 Luxembourg

33,787

36,299

38,996

41,895

45,008

48,353

51,947

55,808

55,808

55,808

55,808

 Netherlands

42,409

46,691

44,149

41,596

43,836

40,464

41,877

41,877

41,877

41,877

41,877

 Norway

61,661

51,471

48,668

46,365

48,862

45,103

46,678

46,678

46,678

46,678

46,678

 Portugal

34,256

44,118

41,716

39,741

41,882

38,660

40,010

40,010

40,010

40,010

27,643

 Spain

46,274

48,709

45,941

45,034

47,877

43,909

44,756

44,857

37,603

38,586

39,747

 Sweden

51,883

72,844

45,459

48,382

54,494

51,620

53,159

43,938

59,744

46,860

46,604

 Switzerland

44,351

49,307

50,379

52,554

58,950

55,477

58,625

52,685

52,472

52,472

52,472

 United Kingdom

60,362

64,682

76,963

76,897

80,334

79,132

66,907

62,112

57,778

44,715

35,990

Unweighted average, in US$

50,416

54,082

49,828

49,224

54,437

50,910

58,012

54,052

48,020

45,645

44,083

Weighted* average, US$

53,397

55,247

54,427

52,650

56,665

51,680

52,073

51,650

45,813

43,491

41,731

Weighted* average, Euro per gram

39

38

39

40

41

40

39

39

42

39

37

Euro-inflation-adjusted weighted* average, in 2017 Euro per gram

45

42

43

43

43

42

40

40

43

40

37

Heroin prices in the United States, 2007-2017

Heroin retail prices (street prices) in the United States, in US$ per gram

 Country

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Average, in US$

230

310

275

279

260

271

263

266

267

307

307

Average, inflation-adjusted in 2017 US$

271

353

314

314

284

290

277

275

276

314

307

Average adjusted for purity

634

822

871

1,126

867

773

732

724

768

929

929

Average adjusted for purity and inflation in 2017 US$

750

935

995

1,266

944

825

771

750

794

949

929

 

Heroin wholesale prices in the United States, in US$ per kilogram

 Country

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Average, in US$

71,200

57,500

65,053

65,750

55,583

61,000

61,000

68,333

59,500

53,333

53,333

Average, inflation-adjusted in 2017 US$

84,173

65,463

74,327

73,911

60,570

65,125

64,185

70,753

61,534

54,470

53,333

Cocaine prices in the United States, 2007-2017

Cocaine retail prices (street prices) in the United States, in US$ per gram

 Country

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Average, in US$

70

78

84

84

85

96

99

103

102

92

96

Average, inflation-adjusted in 2017 US$

82

89

96

94

92

103

104

107

106

94

96

Average adjusted for purity

114

153

179

184

173

215

205

221

211

164

160

Average adjusted for purity and inflation in 2017 US$

135

174

204

207

188

230

215

228

218

168

160

 

Cocaine wholesale prices in the United States, in US$ per kilogram

 

 Country

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Average, in US$

31,000

26,500

28,250

30,750

40,800

29,000

28,750

29,000

28,250

28,000

28,000

Average, inflation adjusted in 2017 US$

36,648

30,170

32,277

34,567

44,460

30,961

30,251

30,027

29,216

28,596

28,000

 

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* weighted by population (based on United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects, the 2016 Revision, Total Population - Both Sexes)

Sources: UNODC ARQ data, EUROPOL, EMCDDA, Statistical Bulletin 2016 and previous years, 2015 National Drug Control Strategy - 2015 Data Supplement, DEA STRIDE database (https://www.dea.gov/resource-center/stride-data.shtml) and UNODC estimates (in italics).

Europe inflation adjustments based on price indices from Eurostat.  USA inflation adjustments based on Bureau of Labor Statistics, Historical Consumer Price Index.