Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Mauritius
Mauritius: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 17.8 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Mauritius, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Mauritius stood at 17.8 %.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Mauritius peaked at 22.1 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16 %, in 2019.
Mauritius ranks 80th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.1 % | — |
| 2018 | 16.9 % | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 16 % | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 22.1 % | +38.1% |
| 2021 | 21.3 % | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 20.7 % | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 19.2 % | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 19.1 % | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 17.8 % | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17 % | 16 % | 18.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.03 % | 17.8 % | 22.1 % | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritius
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.33 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 29.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 388,632 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6605 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,580 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Mauritius?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Mauritius was 17.8 % 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 % in 2019.
- How does Mauritius rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Mauritius ranks 80th out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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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.