Expat Insider 2025 — The Importance of Personal Finances

Welcome back to the 12th edition of Expat Insider!

This year, more than 10,000 expats representing 172 nationalities gave us insights into their life abroad in one of the largest surveys of its kind. The result is a ranking of 46 destinations, taking into account all aspects of expat life, from settling in to career considerations.

We invite you to explore the results and uncover global trends, such as the increasing importance of personal finances in expats’ satisfaction with their life abroad: countries that rank well in our Personal Finance Index are more than ever also found at the top of our overall ranking.

Want to discover the best (& worst) countries for expats in 2025? In the articles below, you can check the overall ranking results, discover the biggest winners and losers, have a look at the results in our five topical indices, and find out more about the survey demographics and methodology.

Interested in the results of a specific country? Below, you can find infographics and selected deep dives on 46 different expat destinations, from Australia to Vietnam. Find out more about expat life worldwide!