Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 was 9.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2011–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 9.3% for arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 11.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2019.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.0% | — |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.5% | 11.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- 12 Finland 10.7% compare
- 13 France 10.4% compare
- 14 Switzerland 9.5% compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.8% compare
- 16 United Kingdom 8.8% compare
- 18 Hungary 8.6% compare
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- EMU convergence criterion series - monthly data 3.49 (2026)
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- HICP - monthly data (index) 129.56 Index, 2015=100 (2025)
- EMU convergence criterion series - annual data 3.09 (2025)
- HICP - item weights 1,000 (2025)
- HICP - monthly data (monthly rate of change) 0.2 Monthly rate of change (2025)
- HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change) 128.75 Annual average index (2025)
- HICP - first published data (monthly index and annual rate of change) 129.56 Index, 2015=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 9.3% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2019.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 onwards. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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