Inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
57.7%
Greece
Lowest
15.0%
Slovenia
Median
33.5%
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
635
What the numbers show
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 57.7% in Greece; the lowest is 15.0% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.5%, and the mean is 32.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 21.4%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 63.1%).
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of disability: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 57.7% | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 2 | Latvia | 51.1% | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 3 | Montenegro | 49.7% | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 47.4% | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 46.3% | 2018 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 43.4% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 7 | Albania | 40.8% | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 40.5% | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 9 | Germany | 40.3% | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 40.1% | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 11 | Lithuania | 39.3% | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 12 | Cyprus | 39.1% | 2025 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 38.3% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 37.6% | 2025 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 15 | France | 36.6% | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 16 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 36.1% | 2019 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 17 | Hungary | 35.6% | 2025 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 18 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 34.9% | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 33.6% | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 20 | Ireland | 33.4% | 2025 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 30.8% | 2025 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 27.8% | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 27.7% | 2025 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 24 | Italy | 26.7% | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 25.7% | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 26 | Türkiye | 24.2% | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 26 | Norway | 24.2% | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 24.2% | 2025 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 23.8% | 2025 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 23.7% | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 31 | Iceland | 23.1% | 2020 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 22.3% | 2022 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 33 | Austria | 22.0% | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 34 | Czechia | 21.9% | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 35 | Denmark | 20.4% | 2025 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 36 | Malta | 20.3% | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 37 | Netherlands | 17.6% | 2025 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 15.0% | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |