The World Bank published on September 19, 2025 its “Food Security Update” report in which it provides a glimpse on the year-on-year change in the food component of a country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI). In details, the report revealed that food price inflation remains elevated across all countries’ income categories, with 52.9% of low-income, 45.7% of lower-middle-income, 50.0% of upper-middle-income and 20.0% of high-income countries having food price inflation levels exceeding 5%. The World Bank noted that real food price inflation (which is defined as nominal food inflation minus overall inflation) has exceeded real overall inflation in 65% of the 161 countries for which both food CPI and overall CPI indexes are available. The monthly trend in the annual change in nominal food price inflation between July 2024 and July 2025 shows a somewhat steady pattern, casting an annual change in food inflation of 21.9% in July 2025, down from 24.5% in July 2024 noting that it rose on a monthly basis when compared to the 21.4% level registered in June 2025.

The report also mentioned that as of September 2025, 17 countries have implemented 27 export-limiting measures. The report noted that although some export bans are still in place, new restrictions in the past few months have taken the form of quotas, duties, or licensing requirements rather than prohibitions.