Valid permits by reasons - % of total valid permits by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
56.19
Belgium
Lowest
7.11
Estonia
Median
23.99
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
547
What the numbers show
Valid permits by reasons - % of total valid permits is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 56.19 in Belgium; the lowest is 7.11 in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.99, and the mean is 24.95.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 83.7%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 74.9%).
Valid permits by reasons - % of total valid permits: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 56.19 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 51.52 | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 3 | Sweden | 51.11 | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 40.23 | 2025 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 38.51 | 2025 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 6 | Spain | 37.41 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 36.94 | 2025 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 8 | Czechia | 35.49 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 9 | France | 32.96 | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 30.22 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 28.37 | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 12 | Iceland | 28.33 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 28.11 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 14 | Norway | 27.5 | 2025 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 26.2 | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 16 | Liechtenstein | 23.99 | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | Slovakia | 22.54 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 18 | Switzerland | 21.01 | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 18.83 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 17.7 | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 17.25 | 2025 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Ireland | 17.18 | 2025 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 23 | Malta | 11.04 | 2025 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 10.73 | 2025 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 10.72 | 2025 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 10.63 | 2025 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 9.68 | 2025 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 9.41 | 2025 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovenia | 8.54 | 2025 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 30 | Latvia | 8.01 | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 31 | Estonia | 7.11 | 2025 | up 83.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.