Inability to make ends meet 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): Inability to make ends meet was 7.2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Inability to make ends meet 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
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inability to make ends meet in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) is 7.2, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to make ends meet 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 11.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.2, 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) 14th out of 37 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.
Inability to make ends meet 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 | — |
| 2012 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 11.2 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 10.8 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.6 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 8.7 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 7 | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 7.1 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.2 | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 7.6 | +22.6% |
| 2021 | 7.2 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.84 | 6.2 | 11.2 | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 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)
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)
- Gross fixed capital formation by main asset type - quarterly data 104.32 (2026)
- EMU convergence criterion series - monthly data 3.37 (2026)
- EMU convergence criterion series - quarterly data 3.41 (2026)
- Gross fixed capital formation by main asset type - annual data 109.28 (2025)
- EMU convergence criterion series - annual data 3.09 (2025)
- HICP - monthly data (index) 129.56 (2025)
- HICP - monthly data (monthly rate of change) 0.2 (2025)
- HICP - item weights 1,000 (2025)
- HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change) 128.75 (2025)
- HICP - first published data (monthly index and annual rate of change) 129.56 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to make ends meet in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Inability to make ends meet in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 7.2 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to make ends meet 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 11.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest inability to make ends meet 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 6.2 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 inability to make ends meet?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is inability to make ends meet 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 20.0%. 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 Inability to make ends meet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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