People unable to face unexpected expenses in Latvia

People unable to face unexpected expenses in Latvia was 43.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.6 pts from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202543.7%

Change on 2024-1.6 pts

Rank2nd of 27EU countries ranked

Series high80.42011

Series low41.72021

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People unable to face unexpected expenses in Latvia, 2005 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 21 values

Period	%
2025	43.7
2024	45.3
2023	44.8
2022	44.1
2021	41.7
2020	45.6
2019	49.8
2018	55.3
2017	59.9
2016	60
2015	60.4
2014	67.4
2013	69.5
2012	73.6
2011	80.4
2010	78.1
2009	71.4
2008	57
2007	61.3
2006	68.6
2005	71

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2025
Latvia	43.7
European Union (27)	29.2

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.

How to cite

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, Latvia, 2005 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, Latvia, 2005 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/latvia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, Latvia, 2005 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/latvia.

Harvard

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, Latvia, 2005 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/latvia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_people_unable_to_face_2025,
  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, Latvia, 2005 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/latvia. 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 Latvia?

People unable to face unexpected expenses in Latvia was 43.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.6 pts from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Latvia?

80.4% in 2011, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

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