Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Nepal
Nepal: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 17.9 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Nepal, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 17.9 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Nepal peaked at 34.7 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.9 %, in 2025.
That places Nepal 90th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.7 % | — |
| 2018 | 28.9 % | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 27.8 % | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 29.2 % | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 26 % | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 22.7 % | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 20.6 % | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 20 % | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 17.9 % | -10.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 17.9 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 36% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 17.9 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 26.4 %, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.47 % | 27.8 % | 34.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 22.73 % | 17.9 % | 29.2 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 25.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -15.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 4.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -19.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 3.52 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 Nepal?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Nepal was 17.9 % 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9 % in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Nepal ranks 90th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.