Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
Euro area - 18 countries (2014): Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of was 18.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) recorded 18.6% for share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) peaked at 23.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.7% | — |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 20.7% | 23.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.3% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- 3 Switzerland 25.6% compare
- 4 Norway 25.3% compare
- 5 United Kingdom 25.1% compare
- 5 United Kingdom 25.1% compare
- 7 Iceland 24.3% compare
- 8 Sweden 24.2% compare
- 9 Germany 24.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.05 (2024)
- Distribution of income by quantiles 14,804 Euro (2020)
- Mean and median income by age and sex 23,788 Euro (2020)
- Distribution of income by household composition 23,791 Euro (2020)
- Mean and median income by tenure status 23,788 Euro (2020)
- Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet 15,887 Euro (2020)
- Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for disposable income by sex and 4.92 Ratio (2020)
- Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social 35.3 (2020)
- Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social 51.4 (2020)
- Distribution of income before social transfers (pensions included in) 17,602 Euro (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) was 18.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2020.
- How does Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank for share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of rising or falling in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area - 18 countries (2014) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of household and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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