Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national) by country
Countries reporting
26
Highest
3.6%
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
1.2%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
297
What the numbers show
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 3.6% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.0% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 1.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 160.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 592.8%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (down 67.7%).
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3.6% | 2018 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 2.9% | 2018 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 3 | Armenia | 2.8% | 2021 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 4 | Ukraine | 2.8% | 2021 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 5 | Hungary | 2.1% | 2015 | up 143.9% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 2.0% | 2016 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 1.7% | 2018 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 1.5% | 2021 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 1.5% | 2020 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.4% | 2014 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 1.4% | 2019 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 1.4% | 2020 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 13 | Montenegro | 1.2% | 2017 | down 24.6% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 1.2% | 2021 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 15 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 16 | Israel | 0.7% | 2019 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 17 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2020 | up 228.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2019 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 20 | Belgium | 0.4% | 2020 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 21 | Switzerland | 0.4% | 2017 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2018 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 23 | Spain | 0.3% | 2020 | up 592.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2015 | up 336.6% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2019 | down 67.7% | volatile |