Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 50.9 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Mauritania, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 50.9 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Mauritania peaked at 55.4 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.8 %, in 2017.
Mauritania ranks 41st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 49.8 % | — |
| 2018 | 49.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 50.4 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 52.2 % | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 54.6 % | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 55.4 % | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 53.8 % | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 51.7 % | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 50.9 % | -1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 50.9 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 50.9 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 %, 78% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.03 % | 49.8 % | 50.4 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.1 % | 50.9 % | 55.4 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -7.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Mauritania?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Mauritania was 50.9 % 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8 % in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Mauritania ranks 41st out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.