Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 3.7 % in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Bhutan, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Bhutan stood at 3.7 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Bhutan peaked at 28.8 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.7 %, in 2025.
Bhutan ranks 134th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.8 % | — |
| 2018 | 14.5 % | -49.7% |
| 2019 | 17.8 % | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 17 % | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 21.3 % | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 4.7 % | -77.9% |
| 2023 | 4.3 % | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 4.1 % | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 3.7 % | -9.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3.7 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 7% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3.7 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 26.4 %, 14% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.37 % | 14.5 % | 28.8 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.18 % | 3.7 % | 21.3 % | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 24.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 45.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5765 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 32.91 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 Bhutan?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Bhutan was 3.7 % 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 % in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Bhutan ranks 134th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.