Inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of in Germany
Germany: Inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of was 40.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of in Germany, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of in Germany stood at 40.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of in Germany peaked at 44.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2019.
Germany ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38.7% | — |
| 2011 | 38.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +47.6% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 40.3% | -1.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 40.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 40.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.8%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +47.6% | 29.4% | 43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.0% | 29.4% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 40.3% | 44.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More reference data data for Germany
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of in Germany?
- Inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of in Germany was 40.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to face unexpected financial expenses by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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