Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 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 57th out of 137 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 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% |
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
- 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 38.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0608 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 276.26 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 337.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 20.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP (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 57th out of 137 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.