Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Romania
Romania: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 20.1 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Romania, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Romania is 20.1 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Romania peaked at 55.9 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.1 %, in 2025.
That places Romania 77th out of 137 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 55.9 % | — |
| 2018 | 50 % | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 43.4 % | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 36.2 % | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 31 % | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 27.9 % | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 22.7 % | -18.6% |
| 2024 | 20.7 % | -8.8% |
| 2025 | 20.1 % | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.77 % | 43.4 % | 55.9 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.43 % | 20.1 % | 36.2 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More economy & growth data for Romania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 62,512 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5149 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4025 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9,072 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7935 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Romania?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Romania was 20.1 % 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1 % in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Romania ranks 77th out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.