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

India: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 9.78 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.78
Change on year
down 26.1%
World rank
35th
of 175 countries
All-time high
14.34
in 2014
All-time low
9.78
in 2022
Years of data
6
2012–2022

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

0510152012201720222012: 12.52014: 14.32016: 13.62018: 13.62020: 13.22022: 9.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in India stood at 9.78. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 26.1% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in India peaked at 14.34 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.78, in 2022.

India ranks 35th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand in India, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 12.47
2014 14.34 +15.0%
2016 13.6 -5.2%
2018 13.6 +0.0%
2020 13.24 -2.6%
2022 9.78 -26.1%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 9.78 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • India's 9.78 is above the median for South Asia, which is 9.78, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13.5 12.47 14.34 4
2020s 11.51 9.78 13.24 2

Countries ranked near India

  1. 32 Togo 10.26 compare
  2. 33 Sudan 10.11 compare
  3. 34 Micronesia, Federated States of 9.82 compare
  4. 36 Honduras 9.38 compare
  5. 37 Ecuador 9.36 compare
  6. 38 Tajikistan 9.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in India?
Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in India was 9.78 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 India?
The highest recorded value was 14.34 in 2014.
What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 9.78 in 2022.
How does India rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
India ranks 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India 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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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
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