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EU countries by energy price inflation (HICP, annual rate)

Luxembourg had the highest energy price inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in May 2026, at 25.4%. Denmark had the lowest, at -0.4%. The median was 13% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest25.4Luxembourg
Lowest-0.4Denmark
Median1327 EU countries
European Union (27)10.7History

Map of EU countries, May 2026

Austria: 9.4 %Belgium: 17.1 %Bulgaria: 17.8 %Cyprus: 13.1 %Czechia: 1.7 %Germany: 5.5 %Denmark: -0.4 %Estonia: 10.5 %Spain: 6.3 %Finland: 11.9 %France: 16.3 %Greece: 20 %Croatia: 16.9 %Hungary: 3 %Ireland: 11.9 %Italy: 12 %Lithuania: 22.2 %Luxembourg: 25.4 %Latvia: 13 %Malta: 0 %Netherlands: 9.8 %Poland: 8.4 %Portugal: 14.5 %Romania: 23.3 %Sweden: 16.9 %Slovenia: 17.1 %Slovakia: 13.3 %
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%, May 2026. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, energy, COICOP 2018 NRG (prc_hicp_minr). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, May 2026

Luxembourg: 25.4 %Luxembourg25.4Romania: 23.3 %Romania23.3Lithuania: 22.2 %Lithuania22.2Greece: 20 %Greece20Bulgaria: 17.8 %Bulgaria17.8Belgium: 17.1 %Belgium17.1Slovenia: 17.1 %Slovenia17.1Croatia: 16.9 %Croatia16.9Sweden: 16.9 %Sweden16.9France: 16.3 %France16.3Portugal: 14.5 %Portugal14.5Slovakia: 13.3 %Slovakia13.3Cyprus: 13.1 %Cyprus13.1Latvia: 13 %Latvia13Italy: 12 %Italy12Finland: 11.9 %Finland11.9Ireland: 11.9 %Ireland11.9Estonia: 10.5 %Estonia10.5Netherlands: 9.8 %Netherlands9.8Austria: 9.4 %Austria9.4Poland: 8.4 %Poland8.4Spain: 6.3 %Spain6.3Germany: 5.5 %Germany5.5Hungary: 3 %Hungary3Czechia: 1.7 %Czechia1.7Malta: 0 %Malta0Denmark: -0.4 %Denmark-0.4Luxembourg: 25.4 %Luxembourg25.4Romania: 23.3 %Romania23.3Lithuania: 22.2 %Lithuania22.2Greece: 20 %Greece20Bulgaria: 17.8 %Bulgaria17.8Belgium: 17.1 %Belgium17.1Slovenia: 17.1 %Slovenia17.1Croatia: 16.9 %Croatia16.9Sweden: 16.9 %Sweden16.9France: 16.3 %France16.3Portugal: 14.5 %Portugal14.5Slovakia: 13.3 %Slovakia13.3Cyprus: 13.1 %Cyprus13.1Latvia: 13 %Latvia13Italy: 12 %Italy12Finland: 11.9 %Finland11.9Ireland: 11.9 %Ireland11.9Estonia: 10.5 %Estonia10.5Netherlands: 9.8 %Netherlands9.8Austria: 9.4 %Austria9.4Poland: 8.4 %Poland8.4Spain: 6.3 %Spain6.3Germany: 5.5 %Germany5.5Hungary: 3 %Hungary3Czechia: 1.7 %Czechia1.7Malta: 0 %Malta0Denmark: -0.4 %Denmark-0.4
%. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, energy, COICOP 2018 NRG (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countriesMay 2026 (%)Change on May 2025
1Luxembourg25.4+30 pts
2Romania23.3+21.9 pts
3Lithuania22.2+23.1 pts
4Greece20+21.5 pts
5Bulgaria17.8+20.5 pts
6Belgium17.1+14.2 pts
6Slovenia17.1+23.5 pts
8Croatia16.9+15.5 pts
8Sweden16.9+16 pts
10France16.3+23.9 pts
11Portugal14.5+14.6 pts
12Slovakia13.3+14.2 pts
13Cyprus13.1+24.5 pts
14Latvia13+16.1 pts
15Italy12+13.9 pts
16Finland11.9+17.4 pts
16Ireland11.9+14.6 pts
18Estonia10.5+15.1 pts
19Netherlands9.8+10.9 pts
20Austria9.4+5.3 pts
21Poland8.4+5.6 pts
22Spain6.3+9.3 pts
23Germany5.5+10 pts
24Hungary3+5.8 pts
25Czechia1.7+8 pts
26Malta00 pts
27Denmark-0.4+1.2 pts

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About this ranking

Harmonised index of consumer prices for energy (Eurostat special aggregate NRG: electricity, gas, heat and other household fuels, and fuels and lubricants for personal transport), annual rate of change: the percentage change from the same month a year earlier. Monthly, comparable across EU countries (Eurostat).

Eurostat publishes the HICP under COICOP 2018 from the data for January 2026 and recalculated the category series back to 1997 on that basis, so figures for earlier years can differ from those first published under ECOICOP, by a lot for divisions 08 to 13. The headline rate for all items is hicp_annual_rate. Eurostat marks some back-calculated months as estimates. Eurostat marks values before 2018 for several countries as following a different definition, and January 2017 and 2018 as series breaks for some. The latest month for euro area countries is often a flash estimate, marked as estimated and revised the following month.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, energy, COICOP 2018 NRG (prc_hicp_minr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, energy, COICOP 2018 NRG (prc_hicp_minr) (EU countries by energy price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-05) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table

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HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, energy, COICOP 2018 NRG (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by energy price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-05. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-energy-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-05. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, energy, COICOP 2018 NRG (prc_hicp_minr). EU countries by energy price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-05. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-energy-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-05.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, energy, COICOP 2018 NRG (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by energy price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-05 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-energy-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-05 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest energy price inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Luxembourg, with 25.4% in May 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest energy price inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Denmark, with -0.4% in May 2026.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, energy, COICOP 2018 NRG (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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