Persons who cannot afford a washing machine by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
7.0%
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.0%
Switzerland
Median
0.5%
Years covered
19
2003–2021
Data points
732
What the numbers show
Persons who cannot afford a washing machine is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 7.0% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.0% in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5%, and the mean is 0.9%.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 100.0%).
Persons who cannot afford a washing machine: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 7.0% | 2020 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 2 | Romania | 6.0% | 2020 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 2.3% | 2020 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 2.3% | 2020 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 5 | Denmark | 1.9% | 2018 | up 72.7% | falling |
| 6 | Latvia | 1.7% | 2020 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Latvia | 1.7% | 2020 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Montenegro | 1.6% | 2020 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Lithuania | 1.5% | 2018 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Lithuania | 1.5% | 2018 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 1.1% | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 1.1% | 2018 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Estonia | 1.1% | 2018 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 14 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 0.7% | 2019 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 14 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2020 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2020 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2020 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 18 | Malta | 0.5% | 2020 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 0.5% | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 18 | France | 0.5% | 2019 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 0.5% | 2019 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 0.5% | 2019 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 18 | Cyprus | 0.5% | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 0.4% | 2018 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 29 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 0.3% | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 29 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | 0.3% | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 33 | Italy | 0.2% | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2019 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 0.2% | 2018 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 33 | Spain | 0.2% | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 0.2% | 2018 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 38 | Norway | 0.1% | 2018 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 42 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 42 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 42 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.