Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Central Asia
Central Asia: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 11.3 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Central Asia, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Central Asia stood at 11.3 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Central Asia peaked at 25.8 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.3 %, in 2025.
That places Central Asia 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.8 % | — |
| 2018 | 23.2 % | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 22.3 % | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 23.9 % | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 22 % | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 20 % | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 16.6 % | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 14.1 % | -15.1% |
| 2025 | 11.3 % | -19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.77 % | 22.3 % | 25.8 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.98 % | 11.3 % | 23.9 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 20 Chad 66.6 % compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 66.4 % compare
- 22 Ghana 65.8 % compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 65.5 % compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 63.2 % compare
- 25 Pakistan 63 % compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 61.9 % compare
More economy & growth data for Central Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.56 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 486,459 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 36.7 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,916 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,720 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 470,301 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 10.28 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.38 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 10.77 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 31.96 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Central Asia?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Central Asia was 11.3 % 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 Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3 % in 2025.
- How does Central Asia rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Central Asia ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Asia 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.