Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Laos
Laos: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 49.7 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Laos, 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 Laos is 49.7 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Laos peaked at 59.9 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.7 %, in 2025.
Laos ranks 44th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 59.9 % | — |
| 2018 | 58.4 % | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 56.7 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 58.2 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 56.6 % | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 54.7 % | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 54.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 51.9 % | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 49.7 % | -4.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 49.7 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 49.7 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.5 %, 2.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.33 % | 56.7 % | 59.9 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 54.33 % | 49.7 % | 58.2 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 41 Mauritania 50.9 % compare
- 42 Guinea 50.3 % compare
- 43 Djibouti 49.8 % compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 49.7 % compare
- 46 Cabo Verde 49.3 % compare
- 47 Caribbean 48.9 % compare
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 60.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.21 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 52.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.03 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 Laos?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Laos was 49.7 % 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7 % in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Laos ranks 44th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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.