Heroin prices in Western and Central Europe, 2006-2016
Heroin retail prices (street prices), US$ per gram
Country |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Austria |
69 |
99 |
110 |
97 |
93 |
98 |
64 |
80 |
53 |
44 |
66 |
Belgium |
32 |
33 |
36 |
33 |
32 |
42 |
36 |
37 |
33 |
24 |
24 |
Denmark |
100 |
92 |
158 |
148 |
151 |
160 |
147 |
148 |
139 |
103 |
104 |
Finland |
125 |
151 |
235 |
223 |
159 |
168 |
155 |
160 |
185 |
164 |
166 |
France |
67 |
55 |
66 |
56 |
53 |
49 |
45 |
47 |
46 |
38 |
38 |
Germany |
46 |
48 |
53 |
51 |
48 |
59 |
55 |
65 |
57 |
55 |
53 |
Greece |
75 |
75 |
59 |
54 |
40 |
24 |
18 |
28 |
28 |
26 |
26 |
Ireland |
251 |
274 |
294 |
209 |
207 |
209 |
193 |
200 |
197 |
153 |
155 |
Italy |
66 |
66 |
78 |
72 |
68 |
73 |
67 |
68 |
65 |
53 |
53 |
Luxembourg |
102 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
88 |
78 |
72 |
74 |
74 |
61 |
61 |
Netherlands |
38 |
33 |
53 |
53 |
51 |
60 |
55 |
47 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
Norway |
220 |
240 |
170 |
160 |
152 |
161 |
143 |
126 |
109 |
92 |
92 |
Portugal |
52 |
52 |
49 |
51 |
47 |
50 |
46 |
48 |
34 |
32 |
29 |
Spain |
78 |
86 |
92 |
86 |
80 |
83 |
76 |
76 |
75 |
63 |
64 |
Sweden |
138 |
185 |
234 |
201 |
214 |
272 |
306 |
169 |
127 |
135 |
117 |
Switzerland |
39 |
42 |
37 |
46 |
48 |
57 |
64 |
68 |
61 |
61 |
61 |
United Kingdom |
71 |
101 |
83 |
69 |
62 |
64 |
63 |
63 |
78 |
59 |
68 |
Unweighted average, in US$ |
92 |
101 |
112 |
100 |
94 |
100 |
94 |
89 |
83 |
71 |
72 |
Weighted* average, US$ |
68 |
74 |
80 |
72 |
68 |
73 |
69 |
68 |
66 |
56 |
58 |
Weighted* average, Euro |
54 |
54 |
55 |
52 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
51 |
50 |
52 |
52 |
Euro-inflation-adjusted weighted* average, in 2016 Euro |
63 |
61 |
60 |
57 |
55 |
55 |
54 |
52 |
50 |
52 |
52 |
Heroin wholesale prices, US$ per kilogram
Country |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Austria |
37,640 |
54,810 |
58,824 |
41,715 |
39,741 |
41,882 |
30,928 |
40,010 |
32,899 |
27,352 |
27,685 |
Belgium |
18,820 |
20,554 |
14,706 |
15,991 |
15,102 |
10,720 |
20,619 |
18,338 |
18,338 |
17,505 |
17,505 |
Denmark |
35,967 |
33,091 |
52,335 |
49,066 |
48,952 |
51,791 |
47,614 |
64,743 |
40,950 |
47,654 |
44,610 |
Finland |
69,192 |
54,810 |
58,824 |
58,824 |
52,989 |
55,843 |
51,546 |
53,346 |
53,346 |
53,346 |
53,346 |
France |
35,550 |
34,246 |
36,743 |
17,385 |
15,897 |
11,169 |
13,853 |
13,337 |
19,739 |
16,411 |
16,411 |
Germany |
22,510 |
25,810 |
26,471 |
26,717 |
32,519 |
35,500 |
35,366 |
41,233 |
29,609 |
36,379 |
33,776 |
Greece |
19,450 |
19,450 |
22,413 |
21,205 |
18,215 |
23,035 |
21,263 |
16,004 |
15,791 |
17,505 |
19,934 |
Ireland |
33,967 |
33,967 |
44,120 |
41,725 |
39,741 |
41,882 |
38,660 |
40,010 |
52,638 |
43,764 |
44,297 |
Italy |
28,830 |
31,676 |
46,300 |
44,044 |
39,478 |
39,687 |
34,912 |
35,537 |
32,961 |
29,727 |
29,884 |
Luxembourg |
44,030 |
31,451 |
33,763 |
31,925 |
30,414 |
32,052 |
29,587 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
Netherlands |
16,625 |
16,957 |
19,841 |
19,841 |
22,079 |
23,268 |
21,478 |
22,228 |
22,228 |
22,228 |
22,228 |
Norway |
53,325 |
58,235 |
47,766 |
47,766 |
47,794 |
45,372 |
41,223 |
37,074 |
32,925 |
28,775 |
28,775 |
Portugal |
34,512 |
20,554 |
27,206 |
38,239 |
29,806 |
31,411 |
28,995 |
30,007 |
30,007 |
30,007 |
30,007 |
Spain |
47,371 |
47,671 |
50,697 |
46,621 |
43,993 |
44,530 |
42,110 |
42,012 |
38,807 |
35,138 |
35,755 |
Sweden |
35,970 |
37,059 |
38,339 |
32,471 |
41,471 |
54,494 |
44,246 |
46,225 |
41,447 |
41,447 |
41,447 |
Switzerland |
21,470 |
23,180 |
25,584 |
25,190 |
27,710 |
30,609 |
28,805 |
30,440 |
27,356 |
27,245 |
27,245 |
United Kingdom |
28,320 |
27,163 |
29,569 |
24,628 |
32,297 |
40,167 |
47,479 |
46,835 |
41,925 |
40,000 |
31,165 |
Unweighted average, in US$ |
34,326 |
33,570 |
37,265 |
34,315 |
34,012 |
36,083 |
34,040 |
35,728 |
32,998 |
32,028 |
31,416 |
Weighted* average, US$ |
30,886 |
31,576 |
35,651 |
30,904 |
31,910 |
33,645 |
33,572 |
34,959 |
31,620 |
31,091 |
29,334 |
Weighted* average, Euro per gram |
25 |
23 |
24 |
22 |
24 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
24 |
28 |
26 |
Euro-inflation-adjusted weighted* average, in 2016 Euro per gram |
28 |
26 |
27 |
24 |
26 |
25 |
27 |
26 |
24 |
28 |
26 |
Cocaine prices in Western and Central Europe, 2006-2016
Cocaine retail prices (street prices), US$ per gram
Country |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Austria |
78 |
99 |
110 |
97 |
97 |
103 |
103 |
100 |
132 |
109 |
111 |
Belgium |
60 |
67 |
72 |
71 |
67 |
75 |
73 |
68 |
70 |
59 |
59 |
Denmark |
81 |
74 |
99 |
93 |
89 |
94 |
87 |
92 |
103 |
73 |
74 |
Finland |
100 |
110 |
154 |
139 |
106 |
112 |
103 |
107 |
145 |
126 |
111 |
France |
97 |
96 |
103 |
83 |
80 |
87 |
84 |
87 |
86 |
71 |
71 |
Germany |
74 |
86 |
91 |
87 |
87 |
92 |
84 |
92 |
100 |
81 |
84 |
Greece |
110 |
111 |
110 |
104 |
96 |
98 |
97 |
120 |
112 |
94 |
94 |
Ireland |
88 |
96 |
103 |
97 |
93 |
98 |
90 |
93 |
92 |
77 |
78 |
Italy |
104 |
112 |
111 |
99 |
92 |
95 |
90 |
95 |
94 |
79 |
87 |
Luxembourg |
106 |
89 |
89 |
89 |
166 |
119 |
110 |
114 |
112 |
93 |
93 |
Netherlands |
60 |
59 |
63 |
63 |
59 |
73 |
67 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
Norway |
151 |
164 |
154 |
146 |
139 |
147 |
135 |
127 |
109 |
92 |
92 |
Portugal |
56 |
55 |
66 |
66 |
61 |
70 |
65 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
Spain |
76 |
83 |
89 |
83 |
79 |
82 |
76 |
77 |
76 |
64 |
64 |
Sweden |
101 |
96 |
138 |
104 |
111 |
125 |
147 |
139 |
127 |
108 |
117 |
Switzerland |
74 |
75 |
65 |
82 |
96 |
102 |
96 |
99 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
United Kingdom |
87 |
91 |
74 |
62 |
62 |
64 |
63 |
67 |
62 |
59 |
54 |
Unweighted average, in US$ |
88 |
92 |
99 |
92 |
93 |
96 |
92 |
95 |
96 |
82 |
82 |
Weighted* average, US$ |
86 |
92 |
94 |
84 |
82 |
87 |
83 |
86 |
87 |
74 |
75 |
Weighted* average, Euro |
68 |
67 |
64 |
61 |
62 |
62 |
64 |
65 |
66 |
68 |
68 |
Euro-inflation-adjusted weighted* average, in 2016 Euro |
79 |
76 |
70 |
66 |
66 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
66 |
68 |
68 |
Cocaine wholesale prices, US$ per kilogram
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
Austria |
50,185 |
61,661 |
66,176 |
48,668 |
52,989 |
62,823 |
51,546 |
73,351 |
65,797 |
54,705 |
55,371 |
Belgium |
32,480 |
47,958 |
53,757 |
46,675 |
46,365 |
46,594 |
48,722 |
44,011 |
44,011 |
31,798 |
31,798 |
Denmark |
40,520 |
40,445 |
43,447 |
40,730 |
44,501 |
47,083 |
43,286 |
44,395 |
49,140 |
29,326 |
29,740 |
Finland |
56,611 |
61,660 |
66,176 |
62,573 |
59,612 |
97,724 |
90,206 |
130,032 |
128,305 |
95,733 |
77,519 |
France |
50,190 |
61,661 |
44,118 |
41,715 |
39,741 |
38,392 |
38,660 |
40,010 |
46,058 |
38,293 |
38,293 |
Germany |
45,320 |
48,826 |
54,114 |
57,171 |
53,496 |
64,044 |
49,982 |
48,678 |
50,128 |
46,849 |
46,932 |
Greece |
62,735 |
62,735 |
69,853 |
63,964 |
59,612 |
56,541 |
52,835 |
56,680 |
62,507 |
51,969 |
52,602 |
Ireland |
39,636 |
41107 |
44,118 |
36,161 |
34,443 |
36,298 |
38,660 |
93,356 |
32,899 |
32,823 |
33,223 |
Italy |
52,920 |
56,029 |
63,514 |
57,153 |
53,593 |
54,694 |
48,854 |
51,738 |
52,082 |
42,877 |
43,499 |
Luxembourg |
31,450 |
33,787 |
36,299 |
38,996 |
41,895 |
45,008 |
48,353 |
51,947 |
55,808 |
55,808 |
55,808 |
Netherlands |
35,000 |
42,409 |
46,691 |
44,149 |
41,596 |
43,836 |
40,464 |
41,877 |
41,877 |
41,877 |
41,877 |
Norway |
56,400 |
61,661 |
51,471 |
48,668 |
46,365 |
48,862 |
45,103 |
46,678 |
46,678 |
46,678 |
46,678 |
Portugal |
31,365 |
34,256 |
44,118 |
41,716 |
39,741 |
41,882 |
38,660 |
40,010 |
40,010 |
40,010 |
40,010 |
Spain |
41,210 |
46,274 |
48,709 |
45,941 |
45,034 |
47,877 |
43,909 |
44,756 |
44,857 |
37,603 |
38,586 |
Sweden |
39,270 |
51,883 |
72,844 |
45,459 |
48,382 |
54,494 |
51,620 |
53,159 |
43,938 |
59,744 |
46,860 |
Switzerland |
41,090 |
44,351 |
49,307 |
50,379 |
52,554 |
58,950 |
55,477 |
58,625 |
52,685 |
52,472 |
52,472 |
United Kingdom |
50,943 |
60,362 |
64,682 |
76,963 |
76,897 |
80,334 |
79,132 |
66,907 |
62,112 |
57,778 |
44,715 |
Unweighted average, in US$ |
44,549 |
50,416 |
54,082 |
49,828 |
49,224 |
54,437 |
50,910 |
58,012 |
54,052 |
48,020 |
45,646 |
Weighted* average, US$ |
46,954 |
53,397 |
55,247 |
54,427 |
52,650 |
56,665 |
51,680 |
52,073 |
51,650 |
45,813 |
43,493 |
Weighted* average, Euro per gram |
37 |
39 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
40 |
39 |
39 |
42 |
39 |
Euro-inflation-adjusted weighted* average, in 2016 Euro per gram |
43 |
44 |
41 |
43 |
43 |
42 |
41 |
39 |
39 |
42 |
39 |
Heroin prices in the United States, 1990-2016
Heroin retail prices (street prices) in the United States, in US$ per gram
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Average, in US$ |
141 |
144 |
147 |
147 |
130 |
136 |
144 |
151 |
168 |
146 |
152 |
Average, inflation adjusted in 2016 US$ |
168 |
166 |
164 |
164 |
143 |
145 |
151 |
155 |
170 |
148 |
152 |
Average, adjusted for purity |
470 |
435 |
446 |
489 |
565 |
523 |
465 |
487 |
540 |
470 |
491 |
Average, adjusted for purity and inflation in 2016 US$ |
559 |
504 |
498 |
547 |
622 |
558 |
486 |
501 |
548 |
476 |
491 |
Heroin wholesale prices in the United States, in US$ per kilogram
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Average, in US$ |
65,000 |
71,200 |
57,500 |
65,053 |
65,750 |
55,583 |
61,000 |
61,000 |
68,333 |
59,500 |
53,333 |
Average, inflation adjusted in 2016 US$ |
77,383 |
82,417 |
64,098 |
72,776 |
72,369 |
59,307 |
63,767 |
62,846 |
69,277 |
60,251 |
53,333 |
Cocaine prices in the United States, 1990-2016
Cocaine retail prices (street prices) in the United States, in US$ per gram
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Average, in US$ |
77 |
76 |
87 |
78 |
77 |
79 |
82 |
89 |
98 |
84 |
93 |
Average, inflation adjusted in 2016 US$ |
92 |
89 |
97 |
87 |
85 |
84 |
85 |
91 |
99 |
85 |
93 |
Average, adjusted for purity |
106 |
123 |
171 |
177 |
165 |
168 |
186 |
185 |
208 |
171 |
165 |
Average, adjusted for purity and inflation in 2016 US$ |
126 |
143 |
191 |
198 |
181 |
179 |
194 |
190 |
210 |
173 |
165 |
Cocaine wholesale prices in the United States, in US$ per kilogram
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Average, in US$ |
26,500 |
31,000 |
26,500 |
28,250 |
30,750 |
40,800 |
29,000 |
28,750 |
29,000 |
28,250 |
28,000 |
Average, inflation adjusted in 2016 US$ |
31,549 |
35,884 |
29,541 |
31,604 |
33,846 |
43,533 |
30,315 |
29,620 |
29,401 |
28,606 |
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.