Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in China
China: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 11.2 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in China, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in China stood at 11.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in China peaked at 28.4 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.2 %, in 2025.
That places China 110th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.4 % | — |
| 2018 | 24.6 % | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 22.6 % | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 24.5 % | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 16.4 % | -33.1% |
| 2022 | 17.2 % | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 14.3 % | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 12.8 % | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 11.2 % | -12.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 11.2 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1 %, 53% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- China's 11.2 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.5 %, 52% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.2 % | 22.6 % | 28.4 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.07 % | 11.2 % | 24.5 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 107 Republic of Moldova 11.4 % compare
- 107 Moldova 11.4 % compare
- 109 China, mainland 11.3 % compare
- 111 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.5 % compare
- 112 Estonia 10.2 % compare
- 113 Guyana 9.3 % compare
- 113 Spain 9.3 % compare
More economy & growth data for China
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.8795 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 39.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.98 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in China?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in China was 11.2 % 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2 % in 2025.
- How does China rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- China ranks 110th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.