Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 26.4 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Jamaica, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Jamaica stood at 26.4 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Jamaica peaked at 31.1 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23 %, in 2018.
That places Jamaica 78th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.1 % | — |
| 2018 | 23 % | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 24 % | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 29 % | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 28.3 % | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 26.8 % | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 26.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.1 % | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 26.4 % | -2.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 26.4 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1 %, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 26.4 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.75 %, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.03 % | 23 % | 31.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.4 % | 26.4 % | 29 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -119.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 72.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 53.22 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -21.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Jamaica?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Jamaica was 26.4 % 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 % in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Jamaica ranks 78th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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About this data
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.