Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments 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 on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments was 2.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
2.5%
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
17th
of 47 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 2011
All-time low
1.8%
in 2019
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments 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

01232011201620212011: 2.8 Percentage2012: 2.8 Percentage2013: 2.7 Percentage2014: 2.5 Percentage2015: 2.4 Percentage2016: 2.2 Percentage2017: 2 Percentage2018: 1.9 Percentage2019: 1.8 Percentage2020: 2.1 Percentage2021: 2.5 Percentage

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 2.5% for arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in 2021.

That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments 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 2.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, 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) 17th 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 on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments 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

Annual values for Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2011 to 2021.
Year Percentage Change
2011 2.8%
2012 2.8% +0.0%
2013 2.7% -3.6%
2014 2.5% -7.4%
2015 2.4% -4.0%
2016 2.2% -8.3%
2017 2.0% -9.1%
2018 1.9% -5.0%
2019 1.8% -5.3%
2020 2.1% +16.7%
2021 2.5% +19.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.3% 1.8% 2.8% 9
2020s 2.3% 2.1% 2.5% 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)

  1. 15 Estonia 2.7% compare
  2. 15 Estonia 2.7% compare
  3. 18 Montenegro 2.4% compare
  4. 18 Slovakia 2.4% compare
  5. 18 Slovakia 2.4% compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

More reference data data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

All data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) →

Frequently asked questions

What is arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 2.5% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments 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 2.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments 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 1.8% 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 on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
Is arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments 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 10.7%. 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 on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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, 994 data points, 2003–2025
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