Main Findings from the 2022 OECD Risks that Matter Survey

Annex A. Many worry about affording energy and food

Annex A presents Table A A.1, which shows the percentage of people who are worried about different expenses in various OECD countries.

Table A A.1. Most respondents worry about affording energy costs and essential food products

Proportion of respondents who report being somewhat or very concerned about their household’s ability to pay for selected spending categories, by country, 2022

Country	Home energy costs %	Essential food products %	Fuel for personal vehicle %	Housing costs %	Rising costs of paying off/paying down debt %	Public transportation costs %	Cost of childcare or schooling %
Austria	81	71	67	68	55	39	32
Belgium	81	70	71	54	49	38	32
Canada	73	76	70	70	69	38	33
Chile	90	91	74	80	85	82	47
Denmark	66	54	48	48	43	30	23
Estonia	79	68	67	66	57	32	36
Finland	75	65	61	64	55	33	21
France	90	81	79	66	58	46	34
Germany	79	68	65	59	46	41	29
Greece	92	90	84	74	76	61	40
Ireland	86	67	73	63	61	35	35
Israel	75	71	72	75	69	42	44
Italy	87	78	80	63	64	56	42
Korea	65	62	52	60	57	47	40
Latvia	81	79	70	73	62	53	48
Lithuania	82	79	71	65	59	46	49
Mexico	91	91	76	75	85	80	54
Netherlands	76	72	65	60	47	47	34
Norway	68	63	54	61	60	38	29
Poland	81	78	72	73	63	56	49
Portugal	93	90	87	76	72	56	41
Slovenia	78	69	73	59	60	38	47
Spain	91	87	81	76	75	59	40
Switzerland	72	58	56	58	43	47	27
Türkiye	89	88	75	80	87	79	78
United Kingdom	84	74	66	67	60	50	34
United States	73	71	71	65	66	35	39
Average	81	75	70	67	62	48	39

Note: Average refers to the unweighted average of the 27 OECD countries for which data are available. Respondents were asked: “In thinking about costs of living in 2022, how worried are you about your household’s ability to pay for: Essential food products/Housing costs, i.e. rent or mortgage payments/Home energy costs, i.e. utility bills such as electricity and gas/Fuel for your personal vehicle (if you drive)/Public transportation costs, e.g. bus, trams, metros and trains (if you take public transit)/Rising costs of paying off/paying down debt/Cost of childcare or schooling (if relevant)”. Respondents could choose between: “Not at all concerned”; “Not so concerned”; “Somewhat concerned”; “Very concerned”; “Can’t choose”. Data present the share of respondents who indicated “somewhat concerned” or “very concerned”. RTM data include respondents aged 18‑64.

Source: OECD Risks that Matter Survey 2022, http://oe.cd/rtm.