Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) 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 91st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) 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% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 17.8 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1 %, 84% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 17.8 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 %, 27% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17 % | 16 % | 18.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.03 % | 17.8 % | 22.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More economy & growth data for Mauritius
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0185 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 240.79 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0135 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 175.82 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (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 91st out of 159 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.