Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Zambia
Zambia: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 86.2 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Zambia, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Zambia stood at 86.2 %.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Zambia peaked at 86.5 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82.8 %, in 2017.
That places Zambia 8th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 82.8 % | — |
| 2018 | 83.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 85.5 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 86.1 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 86.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 86.2 % | -0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 86.2 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7 %, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 86.2 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 %, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.3 % | 82.8 % | 84 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 86.15 % | 85.5 % | 86.5 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 90.1 % compare
- 6 Haiti 88.9 % compare
- 7 Central African Republic 87.6 % compare
- 9 Niger 85.8 % compare
- 10 Madagascar 85.3 % compare
- 11 Nigeria 80.5 % compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -28.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.1053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 138.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0769 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 101.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Zambia?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Zambia was 86.2 % 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8 % in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.