In 2025, almost 3 in 10 (29.2%) people in the EU living in private households were unable to face an unexpected financial expense. 🏡💳 Highest shares in: 🇬🇷 Greece (50.5%) 🇱🇻 Latvia (43.7%) 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (42.4%) Lowest in: 🇳🇱 Netherlands (15.3%) 🇨🇿 Czechia and 🇲🇹 Malta (18.7%) Read more in Key figures on Europe – 2026 edition 👉 https://lnkd.in/eRzE7peE
Agree, would be helpful to specify the definition of an "unexpected financial expense". For example, a similar study conducted in the US found that 55% of workers couldn't cover a $500 expense.
With almost 3 in 10 people in the EU unable to cover an unexpected expense, and shares above 40% in several countries, income security clearly shapes career decisions. For many skilled workers, stable, fairly paid employment, including opportunities across borders, is one of the most practical ways to build that financial resilience.
Worth noting that this indicator is based on EU-SILC self-reported data, so the 29.2% reflects households' own perception of ability to absorb a shock. Comparing it with savings or debt-to-income data by country would show how much is structural vs. income-level driven.
Way to go, Greece! Once again, topping another Eurostat list! 💪
Greece topping this Eurostat list 💪 🙂 . After so many sacrifices, there seems to be no more room for pressure.
How do you define an “unexpected financial expense”?