Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Ghana
Ghana: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 65.8 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Ghana, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Ghana is 65.8 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Ghana peaked at 67.2 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64.7 %, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 24th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 67.2 % | — |
| 2018 | 66.1 % | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 64.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 65.6 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.7 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 64.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.4 % | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 65.8 % | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 65.8 % | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 65.8 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 65.8 % 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 | 66.03 % | 64.8 % | 67.2 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 65.5 % | 64.7 % | 66.4 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 21 Ethiopia 67.9 % compare
- 22 Chad 66.6 % compare
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 66.4 % compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 65.5 % compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 63.2 % compare
- 27 Pakistan 63 % compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 86.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.374 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 430.83 % 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 0.2731 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Ghana?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Ghana was 65.8 % 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7 % in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Ghana ranks 24th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana 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.