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

Lithuania had the highest energy price inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in August 2026, at 27%. Malta had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 12.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 13%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest27Lithuania
Lowest0Malta
Median12.227 EU countries
European Union (27)13History

Map of EU countries, August 2026

Austria: 10.1 %Belgium: 21.9 %Bulgaria: 17.9 %Cyprus: 15.5 %Czechia: 2.2 %Germany: 9.4 %Denmark: 2.4 %Estonia: 7.4 %Spain: 17.1 %Finland: 11.7 %France: 16.5 %Greece: 15.4 %Croatia: 17 %Hungary: 1.6 %Ireland: 11.8 %Italy: 17.1 %Lithuania: 27 %Luxembourg: 17.5 %Latvia: 12.2 %Malta: 0 %Netherlands: 11.7 %Poland: 10.3 %Portugal: 13.5 %Romania: 11.9 %Sweden: 4.9 %Slovenia: 15.1 %Slovakia: 12.7 %
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%, August 2026. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, energy, COICOP 2018 NRG (prc_hicp_minr). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, August 2026

Lithuania: 27 %Lithuania27Belgium: 21.9 %Belgium21.9Bulgaria: 17.9 %Bulgaria17.9Luxembourg: 17.5 %Luxembourg17.5Italy: 17.1 %Italy17.1Spain: 17.1 %Spain17.1Croatia: 17 %Croatia17France: 16.5 %France16.5Cyprus: 15.5 %Cyprus15.5Greece: 15.4 %Greece15.4Slovenia: 15.1 %Slovenia15.1Portugal: 13.5 %Portugal13.5Slovakia: 12.7 %Slovakia12.7Latvia: 12.2 %Latvia12.2Romania: 11.9 %Romania11.9Ireland: 11.8 %Ireland11.8Finland: 11.7 %Finland11.7Netherlands: 11.7 %Netherlands11.7Poland: 10.3 %Poland10.3Austria: 10.1 %Austria10.1Germany: 9.4 %Germany9.4Estonia: 7.4 %Estonia7.4Sweden: 4.9 %Sweden4.9Denmark: 2.4 %Denmark2.4Czechia: 2.2 %Czechia2.2Hungary: 1.6 %Hungary1.6Malta: 0 %Malta0Lithuania: 27 %Lithuania27Belgium: 21.9 %Belgium21.9Bulgaria: 17.9 %Bulgaria17.9Luxembourg: 17.5 %Luxembourg17.5Italy: 17.1 %Italy17.1Spain: 17.1 %Spain17.1Croatia: 17 %Croatia17France: 16.5 %France16.5Cyprus: 15.5 %Cyprus15.5Greece: 15.4 %Greece15.4Slovenia: 15.1 %Slovenia15.1Portugal: 13.5 %Portugal13.5Slovakia: 12.7 %Slovakia12.7Latvia: 12.2 %Latvia12.2Romania: 11.9 %Romania11.9Ireland: 11.8 %Ireland11.8Finland: 11.7 %Finland11.7Netherlands: 11.7 %Netherlands11.7Poland: 10.3 %Poland10.3Austria: 10.1 %Austria10.1Germany: 9.4 %Germany9.4Estonia: 7.4 %Estonia7.4Sweden: 4.9 %Sweden4.9Denmark: 2.4 %Denmark2.4Czechia: 2.2 %Czechia2.2Hungary: 1.6 %Hungary1.6Malta: 0 %Malta0
%. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, energy, COICOP 2018 NRG (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countriesAugust 2026 (%)Change on August 2025
1Lithuania27+28 pts
2Belgium21.9+18.5 pts
3Bulgaria17.9+17.7 pts
4Luxembourg17.5+16.3 pts
5Italy17.1+21.9 pts
5Spain17.1+13.9 pts
7Croatia17+14.2 pts
8France16.5+22.5 pts
9Cyprus15.5+24.6 pts
10Greece15.4+17.3 pts
11Slovenia15.1+19 pts
12Portugal13.5+13.6 pts
13Slovakia12.7+12.4 pts
14Latvia12.2+11.2 pts
15Romania11.9-0.6 pts
16Ireland11.8+11.9 pts
17Finland11.7+14.9 pts
17Netherlands11.7+10.1 pts
19Poland10.3+11.2 pts
20Austria10.1+1.5 pts
21Germany9.4+11.7 pts
22Estonia7.4+10.3 pts
23Sweden4.9-5.1 pts
24Denmark2.4+6.6 pts
25Czechia2.2+6.6 pts
26Hungary1.6+2.8 pts
27Malta00 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), 2026-08) [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), 2026-08. 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=2026-08. 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), 2026-08. 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=2026-08.

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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), 2026-08 [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=2026-08 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Lithuania, with 27% in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 0% in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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