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

Rwanda: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 10.46 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.46
Change on year
down 20.6%
World rank
31st
of 175 countries
All-time high
13.4
in 2012
All-time low
9.47
in 2018
Years of data
6
2012–2022

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

0510152012201720222012: 13.42014: 12.72016: 10.92018: 9.52020: 13.22022: 10.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 10.46 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022.

That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Rwanda peaked at 13.4 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.47, in 2018.

Rwanda ranks 31st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand in Rwanda, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 13.4
2014 12.72 -5.1%
2016 10.93 -14.1%
2018 9.47 -13.4%
2020 13.18 +39.2%
2022 10.46 -20.6%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 10.46 is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.56, 77% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 10.46 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11.63 9.47 13.4 4
2020s 11.82 10.46 13.18 2

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 28 Timor-Leste 12.55 compare
  2. 29 Sierra Leone 11.98 compare
  3. 30 Chad 11.43 compare
  4. 32 Togo 10.26 compare
  5. 33 Sudan 10.11 compare
  6. 34 Micronesia, Federated States of 9.82 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Rwanda?
Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Rwanda was 10.46 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 Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 13.4 in 2012.
What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 9.47 in 2018.
How does Rwanda rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
Rwanda ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda 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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