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

Vanuatu: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 24.56 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
24.56
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
5th
of 175 countries
All-time high
25.35
in 2012
All-time low
20.8
in 2018
Years of data
6
2012–2022

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

01020302012201720222012: 25.42014: 25.22016: 23.22018: 20.82020: 21.42022: 24.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 24.56 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022.

That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Vanuatu peaked at 25.35 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.8, in 2018.

That places Vanuatu 5th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand in Vanuatu, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 25.35
2014 25.22 -0.5%
2016 23.16 -8.2%
2018 20.8 -10.2%
2020 21.43 +3.0%
2022 24.56 +14.6%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 24.56 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 3.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 24.56 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.15, 4.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 23.63 20.8 25.35 4
2020s 22.99 21.43 24.56 2

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 2 Lesotho 26.15 compare
  2. 3 Mozambique 25.84 compare
  3. 4 Liberia 24.8 compare
  4. 6 Nepal 22.3 compare
  5. 7 Gambia 21.46 compare
  6. 8 Madagascar 21.43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Vanuatu?
Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Vanuatu was 24.56 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 Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 25.35 in 2012.
What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 20.8 in 2018.
How does Vanuatu rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
Vanuatu ranks 5th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu 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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