In spite of the very low entry rate, the absolute number of entries is thus nearly 50% higher than the number of benefit leavers, which explains the steady rise in the rate of SA receipt in Luxembourg observed in Figure 5. As summarized in Table 8, the shares of individuals who enter benefits from one year to the next is generally low varying from 0.6% on average in Luxembourg to 2.7% in Germany. This compares to very high persistence rates: Even for Latvia, where individuals leave benefit receipt the quickest, an exit rate of 42.7% implies that over 57% of recipients remain in benefits from one year to the next.