Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 46.4 % in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is 46.4 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 46,300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Lebanon peaked at 46.4 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1 %, in 2017.
Lebanon ranks 53rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.1 % | — |
| 2018 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6 % | +3500.0% |
| 2021 | 22.9 % | +536.1% |
| 2022 | 36.9 % | +61.1% |
| 2023 | 45.2 % | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 45.6 % | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 46.4 % | +1.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 46.4 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 93% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 46.4 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.5 %, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 33.43 % | 3.6 % | 46.4 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 50 Guatemala 47.3 % compare
- 51 Côte d'Ivoire 46.6 % compare
- 51 Cote d'Ivoire 46.6 % compare
- 54 Senegal 45.5 % compare
- 55 Philippines 45 % compare
- 56 Armenia 44 % compare
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 107.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.03 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 Lebanon?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Lebanon was 46.4 % 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 % in 2017.
- How does Lebanon rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Lebanon ranks 53rd out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46,300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.