Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Low-income economies
Low-income economies: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 76.1 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Low-income economies, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Low-income economies stood at 76.1 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Low-income economies peaked at 78.7 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.8 %, in 2019.
Low-income economies ranks 2nd of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Low-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 77.5 % | — |
| 2018 | 75.9 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 75.8 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.7 % | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 77 % | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 76.2 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 77.5 % | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 77.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 76.1 % | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.4 % | 75.8 % | 77.5 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 77.13 % | 76.1 % | 78.7 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low-income economies
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 90.1 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 93.9 % compare
- 2 Malawi 92.7 % compare
- 3 Mozambique 91.3 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 73 % compare
- 4 Burundi 90.9 % compare
- 5 Haiti 88.9 % compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 61.1 % compare
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- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 487.6 million No (2025)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value 230.79 (2026)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), weighted average 815.4 (2026)
- Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 4.32 Int$ (PPP) per person per day (2025)
- Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), weighted average — Value — July 2026 4.05 Int$ (PPP) per person per day (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Low-income economies?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Low-income economies was 76.1 % 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 Low-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Low-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8 % in 2019.
- How does Low-income economies rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Low-income economies ranks 2nd out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Low-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low-income economies 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.