Malta With 2nd Highest Rate Of People Capable Of Facing Unexpected Expenses
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Malta recorded one of the lowest shares of people unable to cover an unexpected financial expense in the EU in 2025, according to Eurostat data.
Only 18.7% of people living in Malta’s private households reported that they could not face an unexpected expense, meaning 81.3% were able to manage such a situation.
This placed Malta joint second in the EU, alongside Czechia, behind the Netherlands, which recorded the lowest share at 15.3%.
Across the EU, almost 3 in 10 people (29.2%) were unable to deal with an unexpected financial expense in 2025.
The highest shares were recorded in Greece, where 50.5% of people were unable to cover an unexpected cost, followed by Latvia at 43.7% and Bulgaria at 42.4%.
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