Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Australia
Australia: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) 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 137th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) 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% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3.2 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.3 %, 44% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3.2 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.5 %, 15% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
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
- 134 Bhutan 3.7 % compare
- 135 France 3.5 % compare
- 136 Kazakhstan 3.4 % compare
- 137 Australia and New Zealand 3.2 % compare
- 139 Canada 3 % compare
- 140 Austria 2.9 % compare
- 140 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.9 % compare
- 140 United Kingdom 2.9 % compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 96.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 15.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 537.43 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 392.43 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.82 % 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 137th out of 159 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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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.