Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 11.98 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
11.98
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
29th
of 175 countries
All-time high
11.98
in 2020
All-time low
9.76
in 2012
Years of data
5
2012–2020
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Sierra Leone, 2012–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Sierra Leone stood at 11.98. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Sierra Leone peaked at 11.98 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.76, in 2012.
That places Sierra Leone 29th out of 175 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.76 | — |
| 2014 | 10.82 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 10.56 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 11.81 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 11.98 | +1.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 11.98 is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.56, 88% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 11.98 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.74 | 9.76 | 11.81 | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.98 | 11.98 | 11.98 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Sierra Leone?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Sierra Leone was 11.98 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 11.98 in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.76 in 2012.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Sierra Leone ranks 29th out of 175 countries with data for 2020.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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