Affordability of cigarettes in Gabon
Gabon: Affordability of cigarettes was 1.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Affordability of cigarettes in Gabon, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1.6% for affordability of cigarettes in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.3% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability of cigarettes in Gabon peaked at 2.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2022.
That places Gabon 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Affordability of cigarettes in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.0% | — |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -34.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 42% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.8%, 20% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability of cigarettes in Gabon?
- Affordability of cigarettes in Gabon was 1.6% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- How does Gabon rank for affordability of cigarettes?
- Gabon ranks 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability of cigarettes rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.
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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.