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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.