Main financial priorities in selected countries worldwide for 2021

Published by
Fernando de Querol Cumbrera,
Feb 8, 2023
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the measures implemented by governments to slow down the outbreak forced people worldwide to rethink their financial priorities for the future. As the graph shows, among the top three financial priorities for individuals worldwide appeared to be the ability to ensure regular financial commitments, saving more money for unexpected hardships, and paying off their debts. Purchasing, moving, or renovating their home seems to be a priority only for a minority of respondents worldwide. According to American respondents the top three financial priorities for 2021 were ensuring regular financial commitments, saving money for unexpected hardships, and paying off debt.

Main three financial priorities for consumers in selected countries worldwide for 2021

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Release date

February 2021

Region

Worldwide, Australia, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

18,500*

Supplementary notes

* For this survey, 1,000 individuals were interviewed in each country, except in Great Britain and in the US (2,000 each), and Hong Kong (500).

The source adds the following information: "In most markets, samples are nationally representative but some samples are online representative and national urban representative. Though we endeavor to ensure our samples are as representative as possible, YouGov surveys are online only, so there may be a skew towards digital behaviors."

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