Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Italy
Italy: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 8.4 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Italy, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 8.4 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Italy peaked at 11.1 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.1 %, in 2022.
Italy ranks 117th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 % | — |
| 2018 | 10.5 % | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 9.2 % | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 9.5 % | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 8.5 % | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 7.1 % | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 8.6 % | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 8.5 % | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 8.4 % | -1.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 8.4 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.3 %, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Italy's 8.4 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.27 % | 9.2 % | 11.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.43 % | 7.1 % | 9.5 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 115 Tunisia 8.6 % compare
- 116 Serbia 8.5 % compare
- 118 Montenegro 7.5 % compare
- 119 Poland 7.3 % compare
- 120 Saint Lucia 7.1 % compare
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 502.25 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3992 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 366.74 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Italy?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Italy was 8.4 % 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 % in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Italy ranks 117th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.