Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 32 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 32 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 33.4 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28 %, in 2017.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28 % | — |
| 2018 | 28.5 % | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 28.4 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 32.8 % | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 33.4 % | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 33.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 32 % | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 32 % | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 32 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.3 %, 4.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 32 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.75 %, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.3 % | 28 % | 28.5 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 32.77 % | 32 % | 33.4 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 71.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0414 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 785.84 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4521 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 573.82 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Trinidad and Tobago was 32 % 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 % in 2017.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.