Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 51.1 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Sao Tome and Principe, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 51.1 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 51.1 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44 %, in 2018.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 40th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 45 % | — |
| 2018 | 44 % | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 44.4 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 45 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 45.5 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 47.1 % | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 48.5 % | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 49.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 51.1 % | +4.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 51.1 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 51.1 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 %, 78% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.47 % | 44 % | 45 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 47.72 % | 45 % | 51.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More economy & growth data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 198.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 94.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 29.83 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 85.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 21.78 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Sao Tome and Principe was 51.1 % 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 % in 2018.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.