Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Singapore
Singapore: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 1.31 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.31
Change on year
down 22.0%
World rank
158th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.78
in 2014
All-time low
1.31
in 2022
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Singapore, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1.31 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Singapore peaked at 1.78 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.31, in 2022.
Singapore ranks 158th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.71 | — |
| 2014 | 1.78 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.65 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.56 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.68 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.31 | -22.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.94, 68% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.31 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.15, 25% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.68 | 1.56 | 1.78 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1.31 | 1.68 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 13 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Singapore?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Singapore was 1.31 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 in 2014.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 in 2022.
- How does Singapore rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Singapore ranks 158th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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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