Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Gambia
Gambia: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 21.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
21.46
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
7th
of 175 countries
All-time high
21.46
in 2022
All-time low
6.3
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Gambia, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Gambia stood at 21.46. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 240.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Gambia peaked at 21.46 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.3, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 7th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.3 | — |
| 2014 | 11.83 | +87.8% |
| 2016 | 13.35 | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 17.01 | +27.4% |
| 2020 | 18.15 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 21.46 | +18.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 21.46 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.56, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 21.46 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 2.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.12 | 6.3 | 17.01 | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.8 | 18.15 | 21.46 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Gambia?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Gambia was 21.46 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.46 in 2022.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Gambia ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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