Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 78.7 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Middle Africa, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 78.7 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Middle Africa peaked at 79.1 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.6 %, in 2019.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 78.3 % | — |
| 2018 | 77.8 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.9 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 79.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.9 % | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 78.7 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.9 % | 77.6 % | 78.3 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.97 % | 78.7 % | 79.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 90.1 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 93.9 % compare
- 2 Malawi 92.7 % compare
- 3 Mozambique 91.3 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 73 % compare
- 4 Burundi 90.9 % compare
- 5 Haiti 88.9 % compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 61.1 % compare
More economy & growth data for Middle Africa
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 57,522 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 286,309 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,345 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,293 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 275,284 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.59 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 0.2868 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.45 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.12 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 8.92 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Middle Africa?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Middle Africa was 78.7 % 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6 % in 2019.
- How does Middle Africa rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.