Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 12.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
12.2%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
8th
of 47 countries
All-time high
18.0%
in 2014
All-time low
12.2%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2014–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) stood at 12.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
That places European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.0% | — |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -3.9% |
Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
- 5 North Macedonia 15.3% compare
- 6 Spain 15.2% compare
- 7 Montenegro 13.8% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 11.1% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 11.1% compare
- 11 Lithuania 11.0% compare
- 11 Lithuania 11.0% compare
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- Economic accounts for agriculture - values at current prices 53,400 Million euro (2025)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - indices 104 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - values at reference year prices 51,346 Chain linked volumes (2020), million euro (2025)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.34 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - values at n-1 prices 55,776 Million euro (2025)
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- Economic accounts for agriculture - agricultural income indicators 24,580 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 12.2% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2019.
- How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2019.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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