Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Benin
Benin: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 53.5 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Benin, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 53.5 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Benin peaked at 80.1 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.5 %, in 2025.
Benin ranks 38th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 80.1 % | — |
| 2018 | 71.3 % | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 65.4 % | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 63.7 % | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 62.2 % | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 58.8 % | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 56.3 % | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 54.1 % | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 53.5 % | -1.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 53.5 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Benin's 53.5 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 %, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.27 % | 65.4 % | 80.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 58.1 % | 53.5 % | 63.7 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 35 South Africa 57.9 % compare
- 36 Cameroon 55.3 % compare
- 37 Togo 53.7 % compare
- 39 Panama 51.4 % compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 51.1 % compare
- 41 Mauritania 50.9 % compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 17.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 17.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.7436 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Benin?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Benin was 53.5 % 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5 % in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.