Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 68.1 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Eswatini, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Eswatini stood at 68.1 %.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Eswatini peaked at 69.5 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.1 %, in 2019.
Eswatini ranks 20th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 69.3 % | — |
| 2018 | 68.5 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 67.1 % | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 68.1 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 67.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 68.6 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 69.5 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 69.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 68.1 % | -1.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 68.1 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 68.1 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 %, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.3 % | 67.1 % | 69.3 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 68.52 % | 67.7 % | 69.5 % | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -15.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -56.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -58.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0191 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 78.44 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Eswatini?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Eswatini was 68.1 % 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1 % in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Eswatini ranks 20th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.