Housing Cost Overburden
This key economic indicator for the Housing sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Housing Cost Overburden in Chile grew 3.6points from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Luxembourg Housing Cost Overburden increased 6.4points year on year at 30.1 Percent of Households Devoting More Than 40% of their Income to Housing Costs.
- In 2019 Iceland was number 5 in Housing Cost Overburden.
Top Countries 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 |
| 3 |
#3
Luxembourg
|
30.10 % | 2019 | +3.4 % | +6.4 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Spain
|
28.60 % | 2019 | -0.7 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Iceland
|
28.40 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
United States
|
28.20 % | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Denmark
|
25.40 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Sweden
|
23.30 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +5.3 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Hungary
|
22.30 % | 2019 | +4.2 % | +5.3 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
United Kingdom
|
21.10 % | 2019 | -1.4 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Portugal
|
20.80 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Finland
|
20.10 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Canada
|
19.90 % | 2019 | -1.0 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Australia
|
19.70 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +3.9 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Italy
|
19.40 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Belgium
|
19.10 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | -0.7 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Estonia
|
17.00 % | 2019 | -1.7 % | -7.6 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Japan
|
16.90 % | 2019 | -1.2 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Norway
|
16.40 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Switzerland
|
15.30 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Netherlands
|
15.20 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Poland
|
13.30 % | 2019 | -0.8 % | -2.5 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Ireland
|
11.90 % | 2019 | -3.3 % | -5.6 % | View data |
| 24 |
#24
Austria
|
11.40 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.2 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Slovenia
|
10.90 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | -1.6 % | 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 |
| 29 |
#29
Slovakia
|
8.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Latvia
|
7.20 % | 2019 | -2.7 % | -3.7 % | View data |
Source: OECD