Where Unemployment Benefits are the Highest, in OECD Countries

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Ranked: Unemployment Benefits in OECD Countries

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This graphic ranks OECD countries by their level of unemployment benefits offered. This is measured by the percentage of previous in-work income a person would earn after being unemployed for one year.

Calculations reference a single person without children, whose previous in-work earnings were 67% of the average wage in each country. Data for this graphic and article can be accessed at OECD.org.

ℹ️ As of 2024, the OECD has 38 member countries plus several accession candidates. OECD Countries by Unemployment Support

Luxembourg tops the rankings of OECD countries by unemployment benefits. Workers in the country can receive 87% of their previous employed income for up to a full year out of work.

RankCountry% of previous in-work
income received
after 1 year 1🇱🇺 Luxembourg87 2🇧🇪 Belgium78 3🇩🇰 Denmark78 4🇧🇬 Bulgaria*77 5🇵🇹 Portugal75 6🇨🇭 Switzerland72 7🇳🇴 Norway67 8🇫🇷 France66 9🇪🇸 Spain66 10🇳🇱 Netherlands64 11🇸🇪 Sweden64 12🇮🇹 Italy62 13🇮🇸 Iceland61 14🇩🇪 Germany60 15🇫🇮 Finland58 16🇦🇹 Austria51 17🇲🇹 Malta*49 18🇬🇷 Greece47 19🇪🇪 Estonia45 20🇸🇮 Slovenia44 21🇳🇿 New Zealand42 22🇭🇷 Croatia*41 23🇨🇾 Cyprus*38 24🇯🇵 Japan38 25🇷🇴 Romania*38 26🇮🇪 Ireland35 27🇦🇺 Australia32 28🇵🇱 Poland31 29🇰🇷 South Korea23 30🇨🇦 Canada22 31🇮🇱 Israel22 32🇱🇹 Lithuania21 33🇨🇿 Czechia20 34🇬🇧 UK16 35🇱🇻 Latvia14 36🇸🇰 Slovakia10 37🇹🇷 Türkiye10 38🇭🇺 Hungary9 39🇺🇸 U.S.9
*Not formally in the OECD. Data unavailable for Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. Figures current up to 2023.

However, there are stipulations to receiving this money. This includes being fit and willing to work as well as already registered in the National Employment Agency.

Mapped: The Top Export in Each EU Country

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The Top European Union Exports by Country

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The European Union (EU) exports over $6 trillion in products annually. The bloc boasts a diversified economy that encompasses fuel and mineral industries, cars, vaccines, and technology.

In this map, we display European Union countries’ top exports as of 2022. Data for the map was sourced from The Observatory of Economic Complexity.

Cars and Petroleum Dominate EU Exports

Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Lithuania, Sweden, and the Netherlands have petroleum gas or refined petroleum as their top export product.

The Netherlands exported $68.1 billion worth of refined petroleum in 2022, ranking third among the largest exporters globally. The country is home to BP Rotterdam Refinery, the biggest oil refinery in Europe.

CountryTop Export (2022)Value (USD Billions) 🇦🇹 AustriaCars$7.7B 🇧🇪 BelgiumPetroleum Gas$54.7B 🇧🇬 BulgariaRefined Petroleum$3.5B 🇭🇷 CroatiaRefined Petroleum$1.5B 🇨🇾 CyprusPassenger and Cargo Ships$1.3B 🇨🇿 Czech RepublicCars$25.5B 🇩🇰 DenmarkPackaged Medicines$15.9B 🇪🇪 EstoniaElectricity$1.1B 🇫🇮 FinlandRefined Petroleum$6.9B 🇫🇷 FrancePlanes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft$26.6B 🇩🇪 GermanyCars$149.0B 🇬🇷 GreeceRefined Petroleum$16.4B 🇭🇺 HungaryCars$12.3B 🇮🇪 IrelandVaccines$47.3B 🇮🇹 ItalyPackaged Medicines$34.4B 🇱🇻 LatviaSawn Wood$1.2B 🇱🇹 LithuaniaRefined Petroleum$5.5B 🇱🇺 LuxembourgIron blocks$1.6B 🇲🇹 MaltaIntegrated Circuits$1.1B 🇳🇱 NetherlandsRefined Petroleum$68.1B 🇵🇱 PolandCars (parts & accessories)$15.3B 🇵🇹 PortugalCars$4.4B 🇷🇴 RomaniaCars$6.7B 🇸🇰 SlovakiaCars$26.9B 🇸🇮 SloveniaPackaged Medicines$12.5B 🇪🇸 SpainCars$33.6B 🇸🇪 SwedenRefined Petroleum$12.9B

Besides petroleum, automobiles (and automobile parts) significantly contribute to the EU economy. Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain have automotive products as their top exports.

With well-known car brands such as Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Porsche, Germany alone generates around $150 billion per year from car exports.

Other products help diversify the EU economy. France’s top export is planes, helicopters, and/or spacecraft, while Italy and Denmark excel in the packaged medicines industry. Ireland has a

Mapped: Europe’s GDP Per Capita, by Country

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Mapped: Europe’s GDP Per Capita, by Country (2024)

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Europe is home to some of the largest and most sophisticated economies in the world. But how do countries in the region compare with each other on a per capita productivity basis?

In this map, we show Europe’s GDP per capita levels across 44 nations in current U.S. dollars. Data for this visualization and article is sourced from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) via their DataMapper tool, updated April 2024.

Europe’s Richest and Poorest Nations, By GDP Per Capita

Luxembourg, Ireland, and Switzerland, lead the list of Europe’s richest nations by GDP per capita, all above $100,000.

RankCountryGDP Per Capita (2024) 1🇱🇺 Luxembourg$131,380 2🇮🇪 Ireland$106,060 3🇨🇭 Switzerland$105,670 4🇳🇴 Norway$94,660 5🇮🇸 Iceland$84,590 6🇩🇰 Denmark$68,900 7🇳🇱 Netherlands$63,750 8🇸🇲 San Marino$59,410 9🇦🇹 Austria$59,230 10🇸🇪 Sweden$58,530 11🇧🇪 Belgium$55,540 12🇫🇮 Finland$55,130 13🇩🇪 Germany$54,290 14🇬🇧 UK$51,070 15🇫🇷 France$47,360 16🇦🇩 Andorra$44,900 17🇲🇹 Malta$41,740 18🇮🇹 Italy$39,580 19🇨🇾 Cyprus$37,150 20🇪🇸 Spain$34,050 21🇸🇮 Slovenia$34,030 22🇪🇪 Estonia$31,850 23🇨🇿 Czech Republic$29,800 24🇵🇹 Portugal$28,970 25🇱🇹 Lithuania$28,410 26🇸🇰 Slovakia$25,930 27🇱🇻 Latvia$24,190 28🇬🇷 Greece$23,970 29🇭🇺 Hungary$23,320 30🇵🇱 Poland$23,010 31🇭🇷 Croatia$22,970 32🇷🇴 Romania$19,530 33🇧🇬 Bulgaria$16,940 34🇷🇺 Russia$14,390 35🇹🇷 Türkiye$12,760 36🇲🇪 Montenegro$12,650 37🇷🇸 Serbia$12,380 38🇦🇱 Albania$8,920 39🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina$8,420 40🇲🇰 North Macedonia$7,690 41🇧🇾 Belarus$7,560 42🇲🇩 Moldova$7,490 43🇽🇰 Kosovo$6,390 44🇺🇦 Ukraine$5,660 N/A🇪🇺 EU Average$44,200
Note: Figures are rounded.

Three Nordic countries (Norway, Iceland, Denmark) also place highly, between $70,000-90,000. Other Nordic peers, Sweden and Finland rank just outside the top 10, between $55,000-60,000.

Meanwhile, Europe’s biggest economies