Biggest changes in the latest figures

For every measure updated in the last 30 days: the three countries with the largest rise and the three with the largest fall between the same two consecutive periods, the latest period most countries share and the one before it. Countries with older or longer intervals are left out. Percentages are compared in percentage points, rates per population and index values as differences in their own unit, other measures in percent.

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Government debt, quarterly

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

Q1 2026 to Q2 2026, 27 countries with values for both periods. 1 other country has an older figure or a longer interval and is left out.

Largest rises

  • Norway: +11.7 percentage points 49.1% → 60.8%
  • Poland: +2.9 percentage points 61.6% → 64.5%
  • Portugal: +2.1 percentage points 90.4% → 92.5%

Largest falls

  • Cyprus: −3.0 percentage points 51.5% → 48.5%
  • Greece: −2.7 percentage points 143.5% → 140.8%
  • Hungary: −2.0 percentage points 77.6% → 75.6%

Robberies recorded by the police

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2023 to 2024, 34 countries with values for both periods. 4 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Malta: +11.2 32.5 per 100,000 people → 43.7 per 100,000 people
  • Croatia: +3.2 16.4 per 100,000 people → 19.6 per 100,000 people
  • Austria: +3.2 29.4 per 100,000 people → 32.6 per 100,000 people

Largest falls

  • Sweden: −15.7 60.9 per 100,000 people → 45.1 per 100,000 people
  • France: −9.4 92.2 per 100,000 people → 82.8 per 100,000 people
  • North Macedonia: −6.3 16.1 per 100,000 people → 9.8 per 100,000 people

Burglaries recorded by the police

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2023 to 2024, 31 countries with values for both periods. 5 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Iceland: +56.2 248.4 per 100,000 people → 304.5 per 100,000 people
  • Austria: +53.2 646.9 per 100,000 people → 700.1 per 100,000 people
  • Switzerland: +44.1 470.0 per 100,000 people → 514.0 per 100,000 people

Largest falls

  • Sweden: −62.8 663.7 per 100,000 people → 601.0 per 100,000 people
  • Türkiye: −46.9 107.1 per 100,000 people → 60.2 per 100,000 people
  • Luxembourg: −33.3 601.2 per 100,000 people → 568.0 per 100,000 people

Thefts recorded by the police

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2023 to 2024, 35 countries with values for both periods. 3 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Hungary: +99 531 per 100,000 people → 630 per 100,000 people
  • Latvia: +84 565 per 100,000 people → 650 per 100,000 people
  • Norway: +78 2,022 per 100,000 people → 2,100 per 100,000 people

Largest falls

  • Sweden: −226 2,737 per 100,000 people → 2,510 per 100,000 people
  • Belgium: −136 1,794 per 100,000 people → 1,658 per 100,000 people
  • Türkiye: −112 213 per 100,000 people → 101 per 100,000 people

Researchers as a share of the labour force

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2023 to 2024, 27 countries with values for both periods. 12 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Estonia: +0.12 percentage points 0.94% → 1.06%
  • Finland: +0.08 percentage points 1.70% → 1.78%
  • Netherlands: +0.08 percentage points 1.22% → 1.30%

Largest falls

  • Greece: −0.09 percentage points 1.19% → 1.10%
  • Norway: −0.08 percentage points 1.43% → 1.35%
  • Croatia: −0.02 percentage points 0.56% → 0.54%

Patent applications to the European Patent Office

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 36 countries with values for both periods. 1 other country has an older figure or a longer interval and is left out.

Largest rises

  • Liechtenstein: +1,592.4 8,924.6 per million people → 10,517.1 per million people
  • Finland: +186.3 427.1 per million people → 613.4 per million people
  • Luxembourg: +94.9 453.5 per million people → 548.4 per million people

Largest falls

  • Sweden: −20.8 467.0 per million people → 446.2 per million people
  • Norway: −16.8 146.6 per million people → 129.8 per million people
  • Switzerland: −11.3 1,106.7 per million people → 1,095.4 per million people

Net earnings of a single worker on average pay

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 27 countries with values for both periods. 7 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Bulgaria: +13.2% €12,760 per year → €14,450 per year
  • Croatia: +11.1% €15,198 per year → €16,892 per year
  • Latvia: +10.2% €17,278 per year → €19,035 per year

Largest falls

None in this update.

Arrears on utility bills

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 28 countries with values for both periods. 8 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Türkiye: +3.5 percentage points 14.1% → 17.6%
  • Romania: +3.2 percentage points 14.5% → 17.7%
  • Italy: +1.4 percentage points 4.5% → 5.9%

Largest falls

  • Albania: −4.5 percentage points 17.6% → 13.1%
  • Croatia: −1.5 percentage points 8.8% → 7.3%
  • Slovenia: −1.3 percentage points 6.7% → 5.4%

Road share of inland freight transport

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2023 to 2024, 27 countries with values for both periods. 3 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Latvia: +8.9 percentage points 56.0% → 64.9%
  • Estonia: +5.8 percentage points 79.6% → 85.4%
  • Romania: +1.7 percentage points 53.7% → 55.4%

Largest falls

  • Bulgaria: −2.9 percentage points 63.0% → 60.1%
  • Croatia: −2.3 percentage points 73.8% → 71.5%
  • Hungary: −1.7 percentage points 71.6% → 69.9%

Zero-emission share of new passenger cars

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 39 countries with values for both periods. 2 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Denmark: +16.4 percentage points 51.3% → 67.8%
  • Iceland: +15.2 percentage points 26.0% → 41.2%
  • Ukraine: +13.7 percentage points 14.9% → 28.6%

Largest falls

  • Romania: −0.8 percentage points 6.5% → 5.6%
  • Luxembourg: −0.8 percentage points 27.4% → 26.6%
  • Montenegro: −0.6 percentage points 2.3% → 1.8%

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 34 countries with values for both periods. 1 other country has an older figure or a longer interval and is left out.

Largest rises

  • Malta: +3.9 percentage points 57.5% → 61.4%
  • Romania: +3.6 percentage points 53.4% → 57.0%
  • Greece: +2.3 percentage points 57.3% → 59.6%

Largest falls

  • Norway: −1.0 percentage points 73.6% → 72.6%
  • Luxembourg: −0.5 percentage points 49.4% → 48.9%
  • Türkiye: −0.4 percentage points 38.5% → 38.1%

Current account balance, quarterly (Eurostat)

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

Q1 2026 to Q2 2026, 34 countries with values for both periods. 5 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Montenegro: +13.2 percentage points -35.8% → -22.6%
  • Croatia: +9.4 percentage points -16.8% → -7.4%
  • Greece: +6.4 percentage points -12.2% → -5.8%

Largest falls

  • Iceland: −7.1 percentage points -2.2% → -9.3%
  • Lithuania: −6.4 percentage points 1.7% → -4.7%
  • Czechia: −6.3 percentage points 3.3% → -3.0%

Current account balance (World Bank)

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 136 countries with values for both periods. 64 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Maldives: +12.4 percentage points -18.5% → -6.2%
  • Tajikistan: +10.7 percentage points 6.4% → 17.1%
  • Laos: +7.9 percentage points 3.2% → 11.1%

Largest falls

  • Suriname: −42.4 percentage points -12.9% → -55.3%
  • Ireland: −10.9 percentage points 17.1% → 6.3%
  • Algeria: −7.7 percentage points -1.1% → -8.8%

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 131 countries with values for both periods. 55 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Gambia: +10.4 percentage points 29.9% → 40.4%
  • Tunisia: +7.4 percentage points 7.9% → 15.2%
  • Mozambique: +6.5 percentage points 17.7% → 24.2%

Largest falls

Gross savings as a share of GDP

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 101 countries with values for both periods. 77 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Honduras: +8.0 percentage points 18.9% → 26.9%
  • Nepal: +7.0 percentage points 36.0% → 43.1%
  • El Salvador: +5.4 percentage points 17.4% → 22.8%

Largest falls

  • Lesotho: −7.8 percentage points 21.3% → 13.6%
  • Ukraine: −4.8 percentage points 11.3% → 6.5%
  • Botswana: −3.7 percentage points 32.0% → 28.3%

Central government expense as a share of GDP

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2022 to 2023, 84 countries with values for both periods. 75 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Ukraine: +7.7 percentage points 57.9% → 65.6%
  • Finland: +7.0 percentage points 37.9% → 44.9%
  • Norway: +6.2 percentage points 28.3% → 34.5%

Largest falls

  • Macao SAR, China: −29.6 percentage points 49.2% → 19.6%
  • Tonga: −5.3 percentage points 40.0% → 34.7%
  • Samoa: −5.2 percentage points 31.8% → 26.7%

Employment in agriculture

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 182 countries with values for both periods. 5 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Largest falls

  • Rwanda: −1.5 percentage points 36.5% → 35.1%
  • Senegal: −1.1 percentage points 30.6% → 29.6%
  • Côte d'Ivoire: −0.9 percentage points 46.3% → 45.4%

Employment in industry

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 182 countries with values for both periods. 5 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Eswatini: +0.7 percentage points 26.1% → 26.7%
  • Guyana: +0.6 percentage points 30.4% → 31.1%
  • Libya: +0.5 percentage points 18.1% → 18.6%

Largest falls

  • Venezuela: −0.5 percentage points 17.2% → 16.8%
  • Estonia: −0.5 percentage points 26.5% → 26.0%
  • New Caledonia: −0.4 percentage points 21.1% → 20.6%

Life expectancy at birth (Eurostat)

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2023 to 2024, 34 countries with values for both periods. 10 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Largest falls

  • Malta: −0.1% 83.1 years → 83.0 years

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 33 countries with values for both periods. 2 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Finland: +1.3 percentage points 8.4% → 9.7%
  • Iceland: +0.9 percentage points 3.6% → 4.5%
  • Romania: +0.7 percentage points 5.4% → 6.1%

Largest falls

  • Greece: −1.2 percentage points 10.1% → 8.9%
  • Spain: −0.9 percentage points 11.4% → 10.5%
  • North Macedonia: −0.8 percentage points 12.3% → 11.5%

b: the source marks a break in the series at the latest value, so part of the change may come from a change in method.