Affordability of cigarettes in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Affordability of cigarettes was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Affordability of cigarettes in Equatorial Guinea, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, affordability of cigarettes in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.2% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability of cigarettes in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.
That places Equatorial Guinea 172nd out of 176 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Affordability of cigarettes in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +73.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +34.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -37.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 20% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.8%, 10% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability of cigarettes in Equatorial Guinea?
- Affordability of cigarettes in Equatorial Guinea was 0.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for affordability of cigarettes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability of cigarettes rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Affordability of cigarettes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Price of 100 packs of cigarettes as a share of GDP per capita. This price is based on the most-sold brand of cigarettes in a given country and includes taxes. Lower values indicate that cigarettes are more affordable.