Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 20.7 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Bulgaria, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Bulgaria stood at 20.7 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Bulgaria peaked at 51.7 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.7 %, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 87th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 51.7 % | — |
| 2018 | 43.4 % | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 40.4 % | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 34.4 % | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 35 % | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 27.9 % | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 24.8 % | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 23.1 % | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 20.7 % | -10.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 20.7 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.3 %, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 20.7 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3 %, 2.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.17 % | 40.4 % | 51.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.65 % | 20.7 % | 35 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -8.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 316.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 231.34 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 Bulgaria?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Bulgaria was 20.7 % 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7 % in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.