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

Palestine: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 18.59 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
18.59
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
11th
of 175 countries
All-time high
19.76
in 2020
All-time low
15.22
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022

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

051015202012201720222012: 15.22014: 18.32016: 16.22018: 17.22020: 19.82022: 18.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Palestine stood at 18.59.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Palestine peaked at 19.76 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.22, in 2012.

Palestine ranks 11th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand in Palestine, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 15.22
2014 18.34 +20.5%
2016 16.24 -11.5%
2018 17.2 +5.9%
2020 19.76 +14.9%
2022 18.59 -5.9%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 18.59 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 2.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 18.59 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.67, 7.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.75 15.22 18.34 4
2020s 19.18 18.59 19.76 2

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 8 Madagascar 21.43 compare
  2. 9 Kiribati 21.18 compare
  3. 10 Tonga 20.22 compare
  4. 12 Solomon Islands 17.65 compare
  5. 13 Papua New Guinea 16.87 compare
  6. 14 Yemen 15.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Palestine?
Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Palestine was 18.59 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 Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 19.76 in 2020.
What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 15.22 in 2012.
How does Palestine rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
Palestine ranks 11th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine 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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