Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Yemen
Yemen: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 15.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
15.71
Change on year
up 21.2%
World rank
14th
of 175 countries
All-time high
15.71
in 2022
All-time low
7.91
in 2014
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Yemen, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Yemen stood at 15.71. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Yemen peaked at 15.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.91, in 2014.
Yemen ranks 14th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.21 | — |
| 2014 | 7.91 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 10.86 | +37.3% |
| 2018 | 13.74 | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 12.96 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 15.71 | +21.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 15.71 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.56, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 15.71 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.67, 5.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.18 | 7.91 | 13.74 | 4 |
| 2020s | 14.34 | 12.96 | 15.71 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 11 Palestine, State of 18.59 compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 17.65 compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 16.87 compare
- 15 Fiji 15.61 compare
- 16 Tuvalu 15.45 compare
- 17 Kenya 15.19 compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Yemen?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Yemen was 15.71 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 15.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.91 in 2014.
- How does Yemen rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Yemen ranks 14th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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