Consumer Financial Vulnerability


Global Results

We are pleased to provide you with the consumer financial vulnerability results in the form of a global map.

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About The Genworth Index

The Genworth Index has been developed to provide a clear and robust estimate of households’ general financial situations. It can be used to compare – at a glance – levels of consumer financial vulnerability across different countries and to track change in individual countries over time. Now in its fourth edition, the Index encompasses 18 countries, 14 from Europe, three from North America and Australia. Of these, ten European countries have been included since the very first edition, enabling a year-on-year cross-national comparison.

Consumer Financial Vulnerability Findings

Index Key Findings

With an average Index score of 19 points across all 18 countries the balance remains tipped slightly towards relative consumer financial vulnerability rather than security.

Index Trends

Index Trends

The Index scores indicate that the global recession triggered by the financial crisis was anticipated by households in 2007 and 2008.


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