Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in World
World: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 32.7 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in World, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 32.7 % 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 4.7% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in World peaked at 41 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.7 %, in 2025.
That places World 16th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 41 % | — |
| 2018 | 39 % | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 38 % | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 39.6 % | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 37.4 % | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 36.7 % | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 35.4 % | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 34.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 32.7 % | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.33 % | 38 % | 41 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 36.02 % | 32.7 % | 39.6 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 110.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0002 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 80.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in World?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in World was 32.7 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 41 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7 % in 2025.
- How does World rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- World ranks 16th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.