Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Lower-middle-income economies
Lower-middle-income economies: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 44.1 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Lower-middle-income economies, 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 Lower-middle-income economies is 44.1 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Lower-middle-income economies peaked at 56 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.1 %, in 2025.
That places Lower-middle-income economies 13th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Lower-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 56 % | — |
| 2018 | 53.2 % | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 51.7 % | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 54.2 % | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 52.4 % | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 50.2 % | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 48.6 % | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 47.1 % | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 44.1 % | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.63 % | 51.7 % | 56 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.43 % | 44.1 % | 54.2 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower-middle-income economies
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Lower-middle-income economies was 44.1 % 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 Lower-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 56 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Lower-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1 % in 2025.
- How does Lower-middle-income economies rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Lower-middle-income economies ranks 13th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower-middle-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.