Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 was 8.18 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in Int$ (PPP) per person per day.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 8.18 Int$ (PPP) per person per day for cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in United Arab Emirates peaked at 8.25 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.87 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, in 2017.
That places United Arab Emirates 127th out of 183 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Int$ (PPP) per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.87 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | — |
| 2018 | 7.12 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 7.02 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.28 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 7.26 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.78 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 8.08 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 8.25 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 8.18 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | -0.8% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 8.18 Int$ (PPP) per person per day is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.76 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 8.18 Int$ (PPP) per person per day is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.27 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, 80% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 6.87 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 7.12 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.8 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 7.26 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 8.25 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 124 Poland 9.23 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 125 Romania 9.04 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 126 Peru 8.57 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 7.92 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 129 Qatar 7.41 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 130 Aruba 7.33 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 77.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 48.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in United Arab Emirates?
- Cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in United Arab Emirates was 8.18 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 8.25 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.87 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 127th out of 183 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.