Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 61.9 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Sierra Leone, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Sierra Leone stood at 61.9 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Sierra Leone peaked at 65.3 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61.5 %, in 2019.
Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 65 % | — |
| 2018 | 65.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.5 % | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 63.1 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 63.7 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 63.6 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.8 % | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 63.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 61.9 % | -2.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 61.9 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 68.8 %, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 61.9 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 %, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.93 % | 61.5 % | 65.3 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 63.45 % | 61.9 % | 64.8 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 25 Burkina Faso 65.5 % compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 63.2 % compare
- 27 Pakistan 63 % compare
- 29 Syrian Arab Republic 61.1 % compare
- 29 Syria 61.1 % compare
- 31 Mali 60.8 % compare
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -24.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0324 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 27.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0236 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 20.01 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 Sierra Leone?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Sierra Leone was 61.9 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5 % in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Sierra Leone ranks 28th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.