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

Nepal: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 22.3 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
22.3
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
6th
of 175 countries
All-time high
22.3
in 2022
All-time low
14.58
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022

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

051015202012201720222012: 14.62014: 15.92016: 18.82018: 17.62020: 212022: 22.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Nepal stood at 22.3. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Nepal peaked at 22.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.58, in 2012.

That places Nepal 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand in Nepal, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 14.58
2014 15.91 +9.1%
2016 18.82 +18.3%
2018 17.56 -6.7%
2020 20.98 +19.5%
2022 22.3 +6.3%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 22.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 22.3 is above the median for South Asia, which is 9.78, 2.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.72 14.58 18.82 4
2020s 21.64 20.98 22.3 2

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 3 Mozambique 25.84 compare
  2. 4 Liberia 24.8 compare
  3. 5 Vanuatu 24.56 compare
  4. 7 Gambia 21.46 compare
  5. 8 Madagascar 21.43 compare
  6. 9 Kiribati 21.18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Nepal?
Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Nepal was 22.3 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 Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 22.3 in 2022.
What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 14.58 in 2012.
How does Nepal rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
Nepal ranks 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal 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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