Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 41.8 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Costa Rica, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 41.8 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Costa Rica peaked at 61.4 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.8 %, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 49th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 53.6 % | — |
| 2018 | 53.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 54.7 % | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 61.4 % | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 55.2 % | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 56.4 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 52.5 % | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 47.5 % | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 41.8 % | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54 % | 53.6 % | 54.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 52.47 % | 41.8 % | 61.4 % | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Costa Rica?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Costa Rica was 41.8 % 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8 % in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.