Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 16.87 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 16.87, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Papua New Guinea peaked at 26.85 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.87, in 2022.
That places Papua New Guinea 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25.05 | — |
| 2014 | 21.72 | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 26.85 | +23.6% |
| 2018 | 19.74 | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 20.57 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 16.87 | -18.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 16.87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 16.87 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.15, 3.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.34 | 19.74 | 26.85 | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.72 | 16.87 | 20.57 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Papua New Guinea was 16.87 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.85 in 2016.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.87 in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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