Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Belgium
Belgium: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 0.9 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Belgium, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.9 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Belgium peaked at 2.6 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8 %, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 133rd of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.6 % | — |
| 2018 | 1.4 % | -46.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 % | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9 % | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8 % | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 1 % | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9 % | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.8 % | 1.4 % | 2.6 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.95 % | 0.8 % | 1.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 130 Norway 1.2 % compare
- 131 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.1 % compare
- 131 Switzerland 1.1 % compare
- 133 Ireland 0.9 % compare
- 133 Luxembourg 0.9 % compare
- 136 Azerbaijan 0.7 % compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.463 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 28,127 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3781 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 22,972 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7627 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Belgium?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Belgium was 0.9 % 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 % in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Belgium ranks 133rd out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.