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
Percent of Households Devoting More Than 40% of their Income to Housing Costs - 2010 to 2019
# | 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 |
Source: OECD