Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Belize
Belize: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 17.8 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Belize, 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 Belize is 17.8 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Belize peaked at 25.7 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.8 %, in 2022.
Belize ranks 91st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.7 % | — |
| 2018 | 21.7 % | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 17.5 % | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 21.6 % | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 18.7 % | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 16.8 % | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 18.4 % | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 17.7 % | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 17.8 % | +0.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 17.8 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1 %, 84% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Belize's 17.8 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.75 %, 67% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.63 % | 17.5 % | 25.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.5 % | 16.8 % | 21.6 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More economy & growth data for Belize
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 601 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 120.67 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0711 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 88.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Belize?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Belize was 17.8 % 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8 % in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Belize ranks 91st out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.