Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 55.3 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Cameroon, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 55.3 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Cameroon peaked at 55.3 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.6 %, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 36th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 50.8 % | — |
| 2018 | 50.6 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 50.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.1 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 52.6 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 54.1 % | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 55 % | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 55 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 55.3 % | +0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 55.3 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 55.3 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 %, 84% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.73 % | 50.6 % | 50.8 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 54.02 % | 52.1 % | 55.3 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Cameroon was 55.3 % 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6 % in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.