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.