Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 7 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Vietnam, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 7 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Vietnam peaked at 11.1 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7 %, in 2025.
Vietnam ranks 121st of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 % | — |
| 2018 | 10 % | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 8.4 % | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 9.2 % | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 9.6 % | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 9.4 % | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 8.6 % | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 7.9 % | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 7 % | -11.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 7 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1 %, 33% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 7 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.5 %, 33% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.83 % | 8.4 % | 11.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.62 % | 7 % | 9.6 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 118 Montenegro 7.5 % compare
- 119 Poland 7.3 % compare
- 120 Saint Lucia 7.1 % compare
- 121 Viet Nam 7 % compare
- 123 Uzbekistan 6.2 % compare
- 124 Czechia 5.8 % compare
More economy & growth data for Vietnam
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.31 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0251 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.1 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 15.54 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Vietnam?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Vietnam was 7 % 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 % in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Vietnam ranks 121st out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.