Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Upper-middle-income economies
Upper-middle-income economies: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 22.2 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Upper-middle-income economies, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Upper-middle-income economies recorded 22.2 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Upper-middle-income economies peaked at 33.2 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.2 %, in 2025.
That places Upper-middle-income economies 20th out of 33 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Upper-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.2 % | — |
| 2018 | 30.7 % | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 29.7 % | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 31 % | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 26.7 % | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 26.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.7 % | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 23.3 % | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 22.2 % | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.2 % | 29.7 % | 33.2 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 25.77 % | 22.2 % | 31 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper-middle-income economies
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Upper-middle-income economies was 22.2 % 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 Upper-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Upper-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2 % in 2025.
- How does Upper-middle-income economies rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Upper-middle-income economies ranks 20th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper-middle-income economies 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.