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

Latvia: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 1.97 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.97
Change on year
down 17.9%
World rank
130th
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.54
in 2014
All-time low
1.97
in 2022
Years of data
6
2012–2022

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

01232012201720222012: 2.42014: 2.52016: 2.32018: 2.32020: 2.42022: 2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 1.97 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Latvia peaked at 2.54 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.97, in 2022.

Latvia ranks 130th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand in Latvia, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 2.39
2014 2.54 +6.3%
2016 2.33 -8.3%
2018 2.32 -0.4%
2020 2.4 +3.4%
2022 1.97 -17.9%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 1.97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.94, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 1.97 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.94, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.4 2.32 2.54 4
2020s 2.19 1.97 2.4 2

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 129 Poland 2.01 compare
  2. 130 Israel 1.97 compare
  3. 132 Lithuania 1.94 compare
  4. 132 Spain 1.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Latvia?
Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Latvia was 1.97 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 Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 2.54 in 2014.
What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.97 in 2022.
How does Latvia rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
Latvia ranks 130th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia 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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