Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or loans by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
41.7%
Cyprus
Lowest
7.8%
Denmark
Median
21.5%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
983

What the numbers show

Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or loans is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 41.7% in Cyprus; the lowest is 7.8% in Denmark.

The median across all reporting countries is 21.5%, and the mean is 22.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 82.1%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 78.3%).

Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cyprus 41.7% 2025 down 47.7% falling
2 Italy 40.5% 2025 down 22.7% falling
3 Spain 38.8% 2025 down 26.5% falling
4 Albania 38.6% 2023 down 21.9% falling
5 Slovakia 37.8% 2025 down 28.3% flat
5 Slovakia 37.8% 2025 down 28.3% flat
7 Montenegro 37.0% 2023 down 46.2% falling
8 Serbia 35.9% 2025 down 50.1% falling
9 Greece 35.2% 2025 down 33.0% rising
10 Bulgaria 33.4% 2025 down 29.2% falling
11 North Macedonia 30.9% 2024 down 44.0% falling
12 Slovenia 27.0% 2025 down 16.4% falling
12 Slovenia 27.0% 2025 down 16.4% falling
14 Czechia 26.2% 2025 down 31.1% falling
15 Romania 25.3% 2025 down 26.7% falling
16 Belgium 24.9% 2025 down 33.8% falling
17 Türkiye 24.2% 2025 down 36.1% falling
18 Malta 24.1% 2025 down 15.4% falling
19 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 23.4% 2019 down 24.8% falling
20 France 23.0% 2025 down 10.9% falling
20 Luxembourg 23.0% 2025 down 30.3% falling
22 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 22.9% 2021 down 31.2% falling
23 Austria 21.9% 2025 down 2.7% falling
24 Hungary 21.5% 2025 down 46.4% falling
25 Ireland 20.6% 2025 down 35.8% falling
26 United Kingdom 19.4% 2016 up 0.5% rising
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19.4% 2016 up 0.5% rising
28 Poland 19.2% 2025 down 46.4% falling
28 Poland 19.2% 2025 down 46.4% falling
30 Germany 18.7% 2025 up 2.2% falling
31 Portugal 18.6% 2025 down 39.2% falling
32 Sweden 17.3% 2025 up 82.1% falling
33 Switzerland 17.1% 2023 down 21.9% rising
34 Croatia 15.3% 2025 down 78.3% falling
34 Croatia 15.3% 2025 down 78.3% falling
36 Finland 14.3% 2025 up 47.4% falling
37 Iceland 13.8% 2020 down 62.8% falling
38 Estonia 13.1% 2025 up 13.9% falling
38 Estonia 13.1% 2025 up 13.9% falling
40 Latvia 11.6% 2025 down 39.6% falling
40 Latvia 11.6% 2025 down 39.6% falling
42 Netherlands 10.6% 2025 down 35.4% falling
42 Netherlands 10.6% 2025 down 35.4% falling
44 Lithuania 9.9% 2025 down 55.0% falling
44 Lithuania 9.9% 2025 down 55.0% falling
46 Norway 9.2% 2025 up 58.6% falling
47 Denmark 7.8% 2025 down 29.7% rising

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
Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or loans
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 983 data points, 2003–2025
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