Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Gabon
Gabon: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 1.57 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.57
Change on year
down 34.3%
World rank
151st
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.39
in 2020
All-time low
1.57
in 2022
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Gabon, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1.57 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.3% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Gabon peaked at 2.39 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.57, in 2022.
Gabon ranks 151st of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.98 | — |
| 2014 | 2.08 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.38 | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 2.19 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.39 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.57 | -34.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.57 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.71, 42% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.57 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 20% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.16 | 1.98 | 2.38 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.98 | 1.57 | 2.39 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 Gabon?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Gabon was 1.57 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 in 2022.
- How does Gabon rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Gabon ranks 151st out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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