Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Sweden
Sweden: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 1.26 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 1.26, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Sweden peaked at 1.44 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 2022.
That places Sweden 159th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.35 | — |
| 2014 | 1.44 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.43 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.38 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.26 | -10.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.26 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.94, 65% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.26 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.94, 65% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1.35 | 1.44 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1.26 | 1.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.12 % 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 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.2 % 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 Sweden?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Sweden was 1.26 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 in 2014.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Sweden ranks 159th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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