Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 63 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Pakistan, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Pakistan stood at 63 %.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Pakistan peaked at 67.2 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58 %, in 2018.
That places Pakistan 27th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 59.3 % | — |
| 2018 | 58 % | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 59.7 % | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 62.1 % | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 62.6 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 64.5 % | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 67.2 % | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 64.4 % | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 63 % | -2.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 63 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 63 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.5 %, 2.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59 % | 58 % | 59.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 63.97 % | 62.1 % | 67.2 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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- 25 Burkina Faso 65.5 % compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 63.2 % compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 61.9 % compare
- 29 Syrian Arab Republic 61.1 % compare
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More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 17.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 335.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.9222 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 314.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.6734 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Pakistan?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Pakistan was 63 % 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 % in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Pakistan ranks 27th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.