Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Latvia
Latvia: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 16.9 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Latvia, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 16.9 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Latvia peaked at 32.5 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.9 %, in 2025.
Latvia ranks 95th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.5 % | — |
| 2018 | 26.4 % | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 22 % | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 20.4 % | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 17.3 % | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 19.9 % | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 17.5 % | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 17.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 16.9 % | -2.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 16.9 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.3 %, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 16.9 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3 %, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.97 % | 22 % | 32.5 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.22 % | 16.9 % | 20.4 % | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 96.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 327.81 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3105 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 239.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 203.25 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Latvia?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Latvia was 16.9 % 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9 % in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Latvia ranks 95th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.