Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 49.7 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic is 49.7 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 59.9 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.7 %, in 2025.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 44th 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.33 % | 56.7 % | 59.9 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 54.33 % | 49.7 % | 58.2 % | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual 13.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices -16.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual 8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 5.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate -11.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7 % in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 44th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.