Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
19.9%
Greece
Lowest
0.2%
Malta
Median
1.9%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
995

What the numbers show

Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 19.9% in Greece; the lowest is 0.2% in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.9%, and the mean is 3.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 99.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 83.8%).

Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 19.9% 2025 up 22.1% rising
2 Türkiye 11.5% 2025 down 54.9% falling
3 Switzerland 7.2% 2024 up 53.2% rising
4 Luxembourg 5.4% 2025 up 200.0% volatile
4 Sweden 5.4% 2025 up 86.2% rising
6 Finland 5.3% 2025 up 55.9% rising
7 Spain 5.2% 2025 up 116.7% rising
8 Iceland 5.0% 2020 down 66.4% falling
9 Norway 4.8% 2025 up 152.6% volatile
10 Denmark 4.3% 2025 up 16.2% rising
11 North Macedonia 3.5% 2024 down 16.7% rising
12 Cyprus 3.1% 2025 down 83.8% falling
13 Hungary 2.9% 2025 down 35.6% falling
13 Germany 2.9% 2025 up 163.6% rising
15 Estonia 2.7% 2025 up 8.0% falling
15 Estonia 2.7% 2025 up 8.0% falling
17 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 2.5% 2021 down 10.7% falling
18 Slovakia 2.4% 2025 down 7.7% falling
18 Slovakia 2.4% 2025 down 7.7% falling
20 Ireland 2.3% 2025 down 52.1% falling
21 France 2.1% 2025 unchanged falling
22 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 2.0% 2019 down 33.3% falling
22 Montenegro 2.0% 2024 down 47.4% falling
24 Latvia 1.9% 2025 down 17.4% falling
24 Latvia 1.9% 2025 down 17.4% falling
24 Serbia 1.9% 2025 down 74.7% falling
27 United Kingdom 1.8% 2018 up 20.0% falling
27 Poland 1.8% 2025 down 43.8% falling
27 United Kingdom 1.8% 2018 up 20.0% falling
27 Poland 1.8% 2025 down 43.8% falling
27 Bulgaria 1.8% 2025 down 64.7% falling
32 Romania 1.7% 2025 down 55.3% falling
33 Netherlands 1.6% 2025 down 20.0% rising
33 Netherlands 1.6% 2025 down 20.0% rising
35 Austria 1.5% 2025 down 31.8% falling
36 Portugal 1.4% 2025 down 41.7% falling
37 Slovenia 1.3% 2025 down 65.8% falling
37 Albania 1.3% 2023 up 160.0% rising
37 Croatia 1.3% 2025 down 75.9% falling
37 Croatia 1.3% 2025 down 75.9% falling
37 Slovenia 1.3% 2025 down 65.8% falling
42 Lithuania 0.9% 2025 down 10.0% falling
42 Lithuania 0.9% 2025 down 10.0% falling
42 Czechia 0.9% 2025 down 35.7% volatile
45 Belgium 0.7% 2025 down 46.2% falling
46 Italy 0.6% 2025 down 64.7% volatile
47 Malta 0.2% 2025 down 81.8% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 995 data points, 2003–2025
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