Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
34.2
Greece
Lowest
1.7
Cyprus
Median
9.5
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
597
What the numbers show
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 34.2 in Greece; the lowest is 1.7 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.5, and the mean is 10.05.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 780.0%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 79.7%).
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 34.2 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 2 | Albania | 26.1 | 2025 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 3 | Romania | 20.6 | 2025 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 18.3 | 2025 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 15.3 | 2024 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 15.3 | 2024 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 15.1 | 2025 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 8 | Montenegro | 12.7 | 2024 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 9 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 12.2 | 2019 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 11 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 11 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 10.9 | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 10.9 | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 14 | France | 10.8 | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 10.7 | 2025 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 10.5 | 2025 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 10.5 | 2025 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 10.4 | 2025 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 19 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 10.3 | 2021 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 20 | Belgium | 10.2 | 2025 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 20 | Latvia | 10.2 | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 20 | Latvia | 10.2 | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 10.1 | 2025 | up 23.2% | flat |
| 24 | Malta | 10 | 2025 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 25 | Germany | 9.5 | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 9 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 8.8 | 2025 | up 780.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovakia | 8.8 | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 27 | Slovakia | 8.8 | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 30 | Serbia | 7.9 | 2025 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 30 | Serbia | 7.9 | 2025 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 32 | Switzerland | 7.6 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 7.6 | 2025 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 7.6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 7.6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | Ireland | 7 | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 6.8 | 2025 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 6.8 | 2025 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 37 | Italy | 6.8 | 2025 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 40 | Türkiye | 6.5 | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 41 | Austria | 5.5 | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 5.2 | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 5.2 | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 44 | Iceland | 5.1 | 2020 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 45 | Norway | 4.6 | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 4.6 | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 47 | Croatia | 4.1 | 2025 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 47 | Croatia | 4.1 | 2025 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 49 | Cyprus | 1.7 | 2025 | down 69.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.