Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Panama
Panama: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 51.4 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Panama, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Panama stood at 51.4 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Panama peaked at 55.6 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.1 %, in 2019.
Panama ranks 39th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 52.7 % | — |
| 2018 | 50 % | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 49.1 % | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 55.6 % | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 55.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 54.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 54.3 % | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 52.3 % | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 51.4 % | -1.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 51.4 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.3 %, 7.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Panama's 51.4 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.75 %, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.6 % | 49.1 % | 52.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.93 % | 51.4 % | 55.6 % | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Panama
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 58.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 114.24 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 83.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Panama?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Panama was 51.4 % 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1 % in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Panama ranks 39th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama 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.