Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Bhutan
Bhutan: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 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 113th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 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% |
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
- 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 24.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3236 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,454 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1997 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 844.39 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 16.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 113th out of 137 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.