Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Malaysia
Malaysia: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 3.41 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.41
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
94th
of 175 countries
All-time high
4.3
in 2016
All-time low
3
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Malaysia, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 3.41 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Malaysia peaked at 4.3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2012.
That places Malaysia 94th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | — |
| 2014 | 3.28 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3 | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 3.8 | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 4 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 3.41 | -14.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 3.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.71, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 3.41 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.15, 66% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.59 | 3 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.71 | 3.41 | 4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 Malaysia?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Malaysia was 3.41 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2012.
- How does Malaysia rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Malaysia ranks 94th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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