Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Western Asia
Western Asia: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 18.1 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 18.1 %, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Western Asia peaked at 21.6 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17 %, in 2018.
That places Western Asia 22nd out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.9 % | — |
| 2018 | 17 % | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 17 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.6 % | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 21.1 % | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 20.5 % | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 19.1 % | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 19.3 % | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 18.1 % | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.63 % | 17 % | 18.9 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.95 % | 18.1 % | 21.6 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More economy & growth data for Western Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 4.37 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 6.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.59 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 14,704 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.55 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Western Asia?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Western Asia was 18.1 % 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 % in 2018.
- How does Western Asia rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Western Asia ranks 22nd out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.