Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Guyana
Guyana: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 1.18 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.18
Change on year
down 55.0%
World rank
163rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.99
in 2018
All-time low
1.18
in 2022
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Guyana, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Guyana stood at 1.18. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 55.0% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Guyana peaked at 2.99 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.18, in 2022.
That places Guyana 163rd out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.74 | — |
| 2014 | 2.69 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.92 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 2.99 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.62 | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 1.18 | -55.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.18 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.94, 61% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1.18 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4, 35% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.83 | 2.69 | 2.99 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.9 | 1.18 | 2.62 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 160 United Arab Emirates 1.25 compare
- 161 Austria 1.22 compare
- 161 Brazil 1.22 compare
- 164 Kazakhstan 1.17 compare
- 165 United States of America 1.1 compare
- 166 Korea 1.05 compare
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 Guyana?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Guyana was 1.18 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 in 2018.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Guyana ranks 163rd out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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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