Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 38.6 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Bangladesh, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Bangladesh stood at 38.6 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Bangladesh peaked at 62.8 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.6 %, in 2025.
That places Bangladesh 62nd out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 62.8 % | — |
| 2018 | 58.5 % | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 55.1 % | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 51.6 % | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 47.2 % | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 43.3 % | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 41.5 % | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 40.4 % | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 38.6 % | -4.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 38.6 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 78% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 38.6 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 26.4 %, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.8 % | 55.1 % | 62.8 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 43.77 % | 38.6 % | 51.6 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -17.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.8666 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 13.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 9.95 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 23.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Bangladesh?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Bangladesh was 38.6 % 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6 % in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Bangladesh ranks 62nd out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.