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

Mauritius: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 4.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
4.61
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
76th
of 175 countries
All-time high
4.61
in 2022
All-time low
3.76
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022

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

0123452012201720222012: 3.82014: 42016: 3.82018: 3.82020: 4.42022: 4.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 4.61 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Mauritius peaked at 4.61 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.76, in 2012.

That places Mauritius 76th 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 Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand in Mauritius, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 3.76
2014 4.02 +6.9%
2016 3.78 -6.0%
2018 3.81 +0.8%
2020 4.42 +16.0%
2022 4.61 +4.3%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 4.61 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.71, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 4.61 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.84 3.76 4.02 4
2020s 4.52 4.42 4.61 2

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 73 Belize 4.75 compare
  2. 74 Mauritania 4.73 compare
  3. 75 Uzbekistan 4.69 compare
  4. 77 Seychelles 4.52 compare
  5. 78 Peru 4.43 compare
  6. 79 New Zealand 4.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Mauritius?
Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Mauritius was 4.61 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 Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 4.61 in 2022.
What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 3.76 in 2012.
How does Mauritius rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
Mauritius ranks 76th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius 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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