Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Caribbean
Caribbean: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 48.9 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Caribbean, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Caribbean is 48.9 %, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Caribbean peaked at 50 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46 %, in 2018.
Caribbean ranks 47th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 47.9 % | — |
| 2018 | 46 % | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 46.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 49.4 % | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 50 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 49.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 48.7 % | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 48.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 48.9 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.67 % | 46 % | 47.9 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.25 % | 48.7 % | 50 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More economy & growth data for Caribbean
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 828,667 (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.85 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 0.3236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 92,184 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.59 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.07 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 6.36 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 592,877 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 8,773 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Caribbean?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Caribbean was 48.9 % 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 50 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 % in 2018.
- How does Caribbean rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Caribbean ranks 47th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.