Germany - Housing Cost Overburden

Since 2014, Germany Housing Cost Overburden was up 1.9points year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 27 comparing other countries in Housing Cost Overburden at 9.9 Percent of Households Devoting More Than 40% of their Income to Housing Costs. Germany is overtaken by France, which was number 26 at 10.2 Percent of Households Devoting More Than 40% of their Income to Housing Costs and is followed by Lithuania at 9 Percent of Households Devoting More Than 40% of their Income to Housing Costs. Greece topped the ranking with 40.3 Percent of Households Devoting More Than 40% of their Income to Housing Costs in 2019, an increase of 1.3points compared to 2018. Chile, Luxembourg and Spain respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Luxembourg witnessed the best average annual growth at +6.4points per year, while Estonia recorded the worst performance at -7.6points per year.

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Date Percent of Households Devoting More Than 40% of their Income to Housing Costs
2019 9.90
2018 9.90
2017 9.50
2016 10.60
2015 13.00
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How does Germany rank in Housing Cost Overburden?

# 30 Countries Percent of Households Devoting More Than 40% of their Income to Housing Costs Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Greece
40.30 % 2019 +1.3 % -0.8 % View data
2 #2
Chile
37.40 % 2019 +3.6 % NA View data
26 #26
France
10.20 % 2017 -4.7 % NA View data
27 #27
Germany
9.90 % 2019 +0.0 % +1.9 % View data
28 #28
Lithuania
9.00 % 2019 -10.9 % NA View data
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