Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Namibia
Namibia: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 6.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
6.46
Change on year
down 25.1%
World rank
55th
of 175 countries
All-time high
8.63
in 2020
All-time low
5.95
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Namibia, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Namibia is 6.46, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 25.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Namibia peaked at 8.63 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.95, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 55th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.95 | — |
| 2014 | 6.64 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 6.48 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.67 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 8.63 | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 6.46 | -25.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 6.46 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 6.46 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.44 | 5.95 | 6.67 | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.54 | 6.46 | 8.63 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Namibia was 6.46 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.63 in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Namibia ranks 55th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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