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

Kenya: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 15.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
15.19
Change on year
up 33.7%
World rank
17th
of 175 countries
All-time high
15.19
in 2022
All-time low
6.47
in 2018
Years of data
6
2012–2022

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

0510152012201720222012: 7.62014: 7.12016: 7.62018: 6.52020: 11.42022: 15.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Kenya stood at 15.19. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 33.7% on the previous year and up 99.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Kenya peaked at 15.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.47, in 2018.

Kenya ranks 17th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand in Kenya, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 7.63
2014 7.06 -7.5%
2016 7.58 +7.4%
2018 6.47 -14.6%
2020 11.36 +75.6%
2022 15.19 +33.7%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 15.19 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 15.19 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.18 6.47 7.63 4
2020s 13.27 11.36 15.19 2

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 14 Yemen 15.71 compare
  2. 15 Fiji 15.61 compare
  3. 16 Tuvalu 15.45 compare
  4. 18 Mali 15.05 compare
  5. 19 Sri Lanka 15.03 compare
  6. 20 Jamaica 14.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Kenya?
Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Kenya was 15.19 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 Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 15.19 in 2022.
What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 6.47 in 2018.
How does Kenya rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
Kenya ranks 17th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya 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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