Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Malawi
Malawi: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 92.7 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Malawi, 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 Malawi is 92.7 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Malawi peaked at 92.7 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 85.5 %, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 2nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 85.5 % | — |
| 2018 | 86.4 % | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.8 % | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 88.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 88.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.8 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 91.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 92.1 % | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 92.7 % | +0.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 92.7 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.8 %, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 92.7 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 %, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.57 % | 85.5 % | 87.8 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 90.58 % | 88.9 % | 92.7 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 South Sudan 93.9 % compare
- 3 Mozambique 91.3 % compare
- 4 Burundi 90.9 % compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 90.1 % compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -14.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0111 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 Malawi?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Malawi was 92.7 % 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5 % in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Malawi ranks 2nd out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.