Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Australia
Australia: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 3.2 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Australia, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Australia stood at 3.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Australia peaked at 3.8 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.2 %, in 2023.
Australia ranks 116th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5 % | — |
| 2018 | 3.8 % | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 3.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6 % | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 3.4 % | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 3.2 % | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7 % | 3.5 % | 3.8 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.4 % | 3.2 % | 3.8 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 113 Bhutan 3.7 % compare
- 114 France 3.5 % compare
- 115 Kazakhstan 3.4 % compare
- 116 Australia and New Zealand 3.2 % compare
- 118 Canada 3 % compare
- 119 Austria 2.9 % compare
- 119 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.9 % compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 48,817 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9946 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 64,781 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 100,093 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Australia?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Australia was 3.2 % 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 % in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Australia ranks 116th out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.