Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 65.5 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Burkina Faso, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 65.5 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Burkina Faso peaked at 68.4 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.6 %, in 2019.
That places Burkina Faso 23rd out of 137 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 68.4 % | — |
| 2018 | 65.5 % | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 62.6 % | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 63.2 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 62.7 % | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 66.6 % | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 65.3 % | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 65.1 % | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 65.5 % | +0.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 65.5 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 69.7 %, 94% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 65.5 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.65 %, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.5 % | 62.6 % | 68.4 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 64.73 % | 62.7 % | 66.6 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 20 Chad 66.6 % compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 66.4 % compare
- 22 Ghana 65.8 % compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 63.2 % compare
- 25 Pakistan 63 % compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 61.9 % compare
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -202.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -284.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Burkina Faso?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Burkina Faso was 65.5 % 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6 % in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.