Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Algeria
Algeria: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 38.8 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Algeria, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Algeria is 38.8 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Algeria peaked at 43.5 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.8 %, in 2025.
Algeria ranks 61st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 41.3 % | — |
| 2018 | 40.6 % | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 40.1 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 43.2 % | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 43 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 43.4 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 43.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 41.8 % | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 38.8 % | -7.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 38.8 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1 %, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 38.8 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.5 %, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.67 % | 40.1 % | 41.3 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 42.28 % | 38.8 % | 43.5 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 58 Seychelles 43.3 % compare
- 59 Costa Rica 41.8 % compare
- 60 Gabon 39.3 % compare
- 62 Bangladesh 38.6 % compare
- 63 Egypt 38.5 % compare
- 64 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.4 % compare
More economy & growth data for Algeria
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -9.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9727 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0151 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 91.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 66.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Algeria?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Algeria was 38.8 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8 % in 2025.
- How does Algeria rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Algeria ranks 61st out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — 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.