Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Maldives
Maldives: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 4.2 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Maldives, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Maldives stood at 4.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Maldives peaked at 11.2 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.2 %, in 2025.
That places Maldives 130th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1 % | — |
| 2018 | 6.8 % | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 6.1 % | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 11.2 % | +83.6% |
| 2021 | 9.7 % | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 7.2 % | -25.8% |
| 2023 | 5.5 % | -23.6% |
| 2024 | 4.7 % | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 4.2 % | -10.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4.2 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1 %, 20% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4.2 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 26.4 %, 16% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 % | 6.1 % | 8.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.08 % | 4.2 % | 11.2 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More economy & growth data for Maldives
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -39.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 29.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 23.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.7869 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 Maldives?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Maldives was 4.2 % 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 % in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Maldives ranks 130th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.