Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) 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 59th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) 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% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 41.8 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.3 %, 5.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 41.8 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.75 %, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54 % | 53.6 % | 54.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 52.47 % | 41.8 % | 61.4 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 11.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 115.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 84.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.68 % 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 59th out of 159 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.