Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or 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): Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or was 22.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
22.9%
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
22nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
34.4%
in 2013
All-time low
22.9%
in 2021
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or 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

01020302011201620212011: 33.3 Percentage2012: 33.7 Percentage2013: 34.4 Percentage2014: 34.1 Percentage2015: 31.7 Percentage2016: 29.8 Percentage2017: 26.4 Percentage2018: 25.7 Percentage2019: 24.8 Percentage2020: 27.1 Percentage2021: 22.9 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 22.9% for financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or 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 34.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2021.

That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 22nd 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.

Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or 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 Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or loans 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 33.3%
2012 33.7% +1.2%
2013 34.4% +2.1%
2014 34.1% -0.9%
2015 31.7% -7.0%
2016 29.8% -6.0%
2017 26.4% -11.4%
2018 25.7% -2.7%
2019 24.8% -3.5%
2020 27.1% +9.3%
2021 22.9% -15.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 30.4% 24.8% 34.4% 9
2020s 25.0% 22.9% 27.1% 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. 19 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 23.4% compare
  2. 20 France 23.0% compare
  3. 20 Luxembourg 23.0% compare
  4. 23 Austria 21.9% compare
  5. 24 Hungary 21.5% compare
  6. 25 Ireland 20.6% 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 financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 22.9% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or 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 34.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or 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 22.9% in 2021.
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 financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
Is financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or 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 31.2%. 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?
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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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