Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 2.44 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.44
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
115th
of 175 countries
All-time high
3.44
in 2014
All-time low
2.44
in 2022
Years of data
6
2012–2022

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

01232012201720222012: 3.32014: 3.42016: 3.32018: 2.72020: 2.62022: 2.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 2.44 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Viet Nam peaked at 3.44 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.44, in 2022.

That places Viet Nam 115th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand in Viet Nam, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 3.27
2014 3.44 +5.2%
2016 3.29 -4.4%
2018 2.71 -17.6%
2020 2.63 -3.0%
2022 2.44 -7.2%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 2.44 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.71, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Viet Nam's 2.44 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.15, 47% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.18 2.71 3.44 4
2020s 2.54 2.44 2.63 2

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 112 Chile 2.63 compare
  2. 113 France 2.62 compare
  3. 114 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.46 compare
  4. 116 Costa Rica 2.39 compare
  5. 117 Greece 2.33 compare
  6. 118 Antigua and Barbuda 2.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Viet Nam?
Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Viet Nam was 2.44 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 Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 3.44 in 2014.
What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 2.44 in 2022.
How does Viet Nam rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
Viet Nam ranks 115th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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