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

Zimbabwe: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 5.83 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.83
Change on year
down 51.9%
World rank
60th
of 175 countries
All-time high
12.13
in 2020
All-time low
5.83
in 2022
Years of data
6
2012–2022

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

02.557.51012.52012201720222012: 7.62014: 9.22016: 12.12018: 6.92020: 12.12022: 5.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 5.83 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 51.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Zimbabwe peaked at 12.13 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.83, in 2022.

That places Zimbabwe 60th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand in Zimbabwe, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 7.63
2014 9.19 +20.4%
2016 12.11 +31.8%
2018 6.94 -42.7%
2020 12.13 +74.8%
2022 5.83 -51.9%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 5.83 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 5.83 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.97 6.94 12.11 4
2020s 8.98 5.83 12.13 2

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 57 Benin 5.9 compare
  2. 58 Angola 5.88 compare
  3. 59 Guatemala 5.84 compare
  4. 61 Algeria 5.8 compare
  5. 62 Nigeria 5.65 compare
  6. 63 Dominican Republic 5.51 compare
  7. 63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.51 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Zimbabwe?
Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Zimbabwe was 5.83 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 12.13 in 2020.
What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 5.83 in 2022.
How does Zimbabwe rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
Zimbabwe ranks 60th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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