Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 5.3 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Republic of Korea, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Republic of Korea stood at 5.3 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Republic of Korea peaked at 12.2 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.3 %, in 2025.
Republic of Korea ranks 125th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2 % | — |
| 2018 | 10.3 % | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 8.3 % | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 6.8 % | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 6.5 % | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 5.9 % | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 5.6 % | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 5.5 % | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 5.3 % | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.27 % | 8.3 % | 12.2 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.93 % | 5.3 % | 6.8 % | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Republic of Korea
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual 4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate -0.4224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices -2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth 6.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual 6.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Republic of Korea?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Republic of Korea was 5.3 % 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 % in 2025.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Republic of Korea ranks 125th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.