Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Central America
Central America: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 25.4 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Central America, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central America recorded 25.4 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Central America peaked at 36.5 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.4 %, in 2025.
Central America ranks 19th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.4 % | — |
| 2018 | 33.6 % | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 33.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 36.5 % | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 31.8 % | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 30.2 % | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 27.8 % | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 25.8 % | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 25.4 % | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.83 % | 33.5 % | 34.4 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.58 % | 25.4 % | 36.5 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More economy & growth data for Central America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.84 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.99 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 532,885 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.8466 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.84 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.98 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,068 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.24 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Central America?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Central America was 25.4 % 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 % in 2025.
- How does Central America rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Central America ranks 19th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America 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.