People unable to face unexpected expenses in Italy

People unable to face unexpected expenses in Italy was 25.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 4.3 pts from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202525.6%

Change on 2024-4.3 pts

Rank17th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high42.12012

Series low25.62025

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People unable to face unexpected expenses in Italy, 2004 to 2025

%. Source: Eurostat, Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.

All 22 values

Period	%
2025	25.6
2024	29.9
2023	28.8
2022	32.9
2021	32.7
2020	32.3
2019	33.8
2018	35.1
2017	38.3
2016	40.4
2015	39.9
2014	38.8
2013	40.2
2012	42.1
2011	38.2
2010	33.8
2009	33.4
2008	31.9
2007	32.2
2006	27.4
2005	28.2
2004	26.7

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2025
Italy	25.6
European Union (27)	29.2

Italy compared with nearby places

Under 22
22 to 26
26 to 31
31 to 36
36 and over

People unable to face unexpected expenses, 2025, %. Italy is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

EU countries by people unable to face unexpected expenses 27 places

Definition

Share of the population living in households that cannot pay an unexpected but necessary expense from their own resources (EU-SILC, all household types and incomes). The amount is set for each country, close to the monthly at-risk-of-poverty threshold.

EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC). The reference year is the survey year. Self-reported by households; a share of people, not of households.

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Eurostat. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04) (People unable to face unexpected expenses, Italy, 2004 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table

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Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04), People unable to face unexpected expenses, Italy, 2004 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/italy. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). People unable to face unexpected expenses, Italy, 2004 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/italy.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04), People unable to face unexpected expenses, Italy, 2004 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/italy (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc\_mdes04): People unable to face unexpected expenses, Italy, 2004 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/italy. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc\_mdes04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc\_mdes04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the people unable to face unexpected expenses in Italy?

People unable to face unexpected expenses in Italy was 25.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 4.3 pts from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest people unable to face unexpected expenses in Italy?

42.1% in 2012, the highest value since 2004 in this series.

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