Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 2.9 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 2.9 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025.
The figure is down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 3.9 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.8 %, in 2022.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 140th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7 % | — |
| 2018 | 3.9 % | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6 % | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 3 % | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 3.1 % | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.8 % | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 3 % | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9 % | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.73 % | 3.6 % | 3.9 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.95 % | 2.8 % | 3.1 % | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 8.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual 3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 6.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 2.9 % 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 % in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 140th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.