Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Korea
Korea: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 1.05 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.05
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
166th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.32
in 2016
All-time low
0.81
in 2014
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Korea, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Korea recorded 1.05 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Korea peaked at 1.32 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.81, in 2014.
Korea ranks 166th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.87 | — |
| 2014 | 0.81 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.32 | +63.0% |
| 2018 | 1.22 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | -12.5% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 1.05 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.94, 54% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Korea's 1.05 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.15, 20% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.05 | 0.81 | 1.32 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 163 Guyana 1.18 compare
- 164 Kazakhstan 1.17 compare
- 165 United States of America 1.1 compare
- 167 Switzerland 1.03 compare
- 168 Andorra 0.95 compare
- 169 Belarus 0.79 compare
More health data for Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,072 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 69 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % 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 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % 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 Korea?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Korea was 1.05 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 2016.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 in 2014.
- How does Korea rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Korea ranks 166th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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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