Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Algeria

Algeria: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 5.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
5.8
Change on year
down 19.0%
World rank
61st
of 175 countries
All-time high
7.16
in 2020
All-time low
1.97
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022

Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Algeria, 2012–2022

24682012201720222012: 22014: 3.42016: 4.92018: 6.22020: 7.22022: 5.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Algeria is 5.8, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and up 194.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Algeria peaked at 7.16 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.97, in 2012.

Algeria ranks 61st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand in Algeria, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 1.97
2014 3.41 +73.1%
2016 4.9 +43.7%
2018 6.25 +27.6%
2020 7.16 +14.6%
2022 5.8 -19.0%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 5.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.71, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 5.8 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.67, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.13 1.97 6.25 4
2020s 6.48 5.8 7.16 2

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 58 Angola 5.88 compare
  2. 59 Guatemala 5.84 compare
  3. 60 Zimbabwe 5.83 compare
  4. 62 Nigeria 5.65 compare
  5. 63 Dominican Republic 5.51 compare
  6. 63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.51 compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

More health data for Algeria

All data for Algeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Algeria?
Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Algeria was 5.8 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 7.16 in 2020.
What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.97 in 2012.
How does Algeria rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
Algeria ranks 61st out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 194.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Algeria. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/affordability-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita-required-to-purchase-2000-cigarettes-of-the/algeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/affordability-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita-required-to-purchase-2000-cigarettes-of-the/algeria/">Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Algeria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
177 places, 1,050 data points, 2012–2022
Last refreshed