Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Samoa
Samoa: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 13.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13.95
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
23rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
13.95
in 2022
All-time low
9.14
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Samoa, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 13.95 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Samoa peaked at 13.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.14, in 2012.
That places Samoa 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.14 | — |
| 2014 | 9.87 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 10.14 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.66 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 12.02 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 13.95 | +16.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 13.95 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.71, 3.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 13.95 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.15, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.2 | 9.14 | 11.66 | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.98 | 12.02 | 13.95 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 20 Jamaica 14.67 compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 14.65 compare
- 22 Niger 14.36 compare
- 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.88 compare
- 25 Turkmenistan 13.17 compare
- 26 Nicaragua 12.91 compare
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 Samoa?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Samoa was 13.95 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.95 in 2022.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.14 in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Samoa ranks 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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