Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 34.9 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Sri Lanka, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 34.9 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Sri Lanka peaked at 40.5 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.6 %, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 68th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.3 % | — |
| 2018 | 29.3 % | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 28.6 % | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 33.5 % | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 33.8 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 40.5 % | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 38.8 % | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 36.3 % | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 34.9 % | -3.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 34.9 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1 %, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 34.9 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 26.4 %, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.07 % | 28.6 % | 32.3 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 36.3 % | 33.5 % | 40.5 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 314.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -66.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0483 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -68.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 33.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Sri Lanka?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Sri Lanka was 34.9 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6 % in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.