Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Botswana
Botswana: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 5.34 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
5.34
Change on year
down 21.6%
World rank
66th
of 175 countries
All-time high
6.81
in 2020
All-time low
4.11
in 2014
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Botswana, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Botswana stood at 5.34.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Botswana peaked at 6.81 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.11, in 2014.
Botswana ranks 66th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.8 | — |
| 2014 | 4.11 | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 4.38 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 5.05 | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 6.81 | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 5.34 | -21.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 5.34 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.71, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 5.34 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 69% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.58 | 4.11 | 5.05 | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.07 | 5.34 | 6.81 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 63 Dominican Republic 5.51 compare
- 63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.51 compare
- 65 Ukraine 5.38 compare
- 67 Palau 5.33 compare
- 67 Côte d'Ivoire 5.33 compare
- 69 Marshall Islands 5.15 compare
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Botswana?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Botswana was 5.34 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 in 2014.
- How does Botswana rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Botswana ranks 66th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.
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