Table 3.
Summary of price ratios for medicine price basket (N = 205), 2010–2014
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expenditure-weighted average price ratio (EWAPR) | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| Quantity-weighted average price ratio (QWAPR) | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 25th percentile price ratioa | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 50th percentile price ratioa | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 75th percentile price ratioa | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Maximum price ratioa | 122.4 | 128.1 | 94.6 | 150.2 | 69.4 |
| Minimum price ratioa | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | < 0.1 |
aUnweighted price ratios relative to MSH international reference prices of all products included in the medicine price basket