Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Germany
Germany: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 5.3 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Germany, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Germany stood at 5.3 %. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Germany peaked at 5.3 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5 %, in 2018.
Germany ranks 125th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.8 % | — |
| 2018 | 2.5 % | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6 % | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5 % | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.5 % | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 5 % | +42.9% |
| 2023 | 5.2 % | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 5.3 % | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 5.3 % | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 5.3 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.3 %, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Germany's 5.3 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3 %, 73% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.63 % | 2.5 % | 2.8 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.47 % | 2.5 % | 5.3 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 123 Uzbekistan 6.2 % compare
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- 128 Malta 4.5 % compare
- 128 United States 4.5 % compare
More economy & growth data for Germany
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 148.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7761 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.6565 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 654.77 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 478.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Germany?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Germany was 5.3 % 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 % in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Germany ranks 125th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.