New housing loan rate, fixed over 5 to 10 years
Monthly average annual interest rate on new euro loans to households for house purchase, with initial rate fixation over 5 and up to 10 years.
The band describes the initial interest rate fixation period, not the contractual loan maturity. New agreements include renegotiations. Rates are weighted by the amounts agreed during the month. Annualised agreed rates or narrowly defined effective rates (AAR/NDER) cover interest and exclude fees and other charges. Household figures include non-profit institutions serving households. Corporations are non-financial companies. The euro area aggregate has changing membership. Country histories vary and missing values are not filled.
Key facts
- Estonia had the highest new housing loan rate, fixed over 5 to 10 years of 20 EU countries in August 2026, at 8.89%, and Malta the lowest, at 1.01%. Source: the European Central Bank.
- Published for 21 places, with figures from January 2003 to August 2026.
Rankings
EU countries by new housing loan rate, fixed over 5 to 10 years, August 2026
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Portugal
- Greece
- Austria
- Bulgaria
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Finland
- Croatia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest new housing loan rate, fixed over 5 to 10 years? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"ecb_housing_rate_fixation_5to10y","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)"}
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