Households 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
8.2%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.1%
Slovenia
Median
2.2%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
297
What the numbers show
Households 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 8.2% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.1% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.2%, and the mean is 2.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 60.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 197.7%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 50.3%).
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 8.2% | 2021 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 2 | Serbia | 5.9% | 2019 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 3 | Armenia | 5.0% | 2021 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 4.3% | 2018 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 5 | Montenegro | 4.2% | 2017 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 6 | Georgia | 3.9% | 2018 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 7 | Hungary | 3.8% | 2015 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 2.9% | 2020 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 9 | Slovakia | 2.6% | 2015 | up 20.4% | flat |
| 10 | Moldova | 2.4% | 2021 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 11 | Turkey | 2.3% | 2018 | down 34.8% | flat |
| 12 | North Macedonia | 2.2% | 2018 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 2.2% | 2016 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2% | 2014 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 2.1% | 2021 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 2.0% | 2020 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 17 | Israel | 1.9% | 2019 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 1.7% | 2020 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 1.4% | 2019 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 20 | Spain | 1.3% | 2020 | up 181.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Estonia | 1.2% | 2020 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 1.1% | 2017 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2015 | up 197.7% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 0.7% | 2020 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 0.7% | 2019 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 31.3% | falling |