Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Iceland
Iceland: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 1.8 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Iceland, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Iceland stood at 1.8 %.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Iceland peaked at 2.2 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9 %, in 2017.
Iceland ranks 148th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.9 % | — |
| 2018 | 1.6 % | +77.8% |
| 2019 | 2.1 % | +31.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2 % | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 2.1 % | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.8 % | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.8 % | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.8 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.3 %, 25% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.8 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3 %, 25% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.53 % | 0.9 % | 2.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.92 % | 1.8 % | 2.2 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More economy & growth data for Iceland
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -125.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,500 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,095 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 Iceland?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Iceland was 1.8 % 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 % in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Iceland ranks 148th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.