Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Zambia
Zambia: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 8.63 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.63
Change on year
down 24.1%
World rank
40th
of 175 countries
All-time high
13.15
in 2016
All-time low
8.47
in 2014
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 8.63, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Zambia peaked at 13.15 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.47, in 2014.
Zambia ranks 40th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.01 | — |
| 2014 | 8.47 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 13.15 | +55.3% |
| 2018 | 11.3 | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 11.37 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.63 | -24.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 8.63 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 8.63 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.48 | 8.47 | 13.15 | 4 |
| 2020s | 10 | 8.63 | 11.37 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 37 Ecuador 9.36 compare
- 38 Tajikistan 9.25 compare
- 39 Kyrgyzstan 8.85 compare
- 41 Comoros 8.28 compare
- 42 Senegal 8.27 compare
- 43 Cape Verde 8 compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Zambia?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Zambia was 8.63 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.15 in 2016.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.47 in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Zambia ranks 40th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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