Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Egypt
Egypt: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 38.5 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Egypt, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 38.5 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Egypt peaked at 45.4 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.1 %, in 2021.
That places Egypt 63rd 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 40.2 % | — |
| 2018 | 41.3 % | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 36.8 % | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 31 % | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 28.1 % | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 30.7 % | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 42.7 % | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 45.4 % | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 38.5 % | -15.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 38.5 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 77% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 38.5 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.5 %, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.43 % | 36.8 % | 41.3 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 36.07 % | 28.1 % | 45.4 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 83.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 79.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.469 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 70.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3425 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Egypt?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Egypt was 38.5 % 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1 % in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Egypt ranks 63rd out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.