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EU countries by housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate)

Romania had the highest housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in December 2025, at 17%. Cyprus had the lowest, at -3.2%. The median was 3.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest17Romania
Lowest-3.2Cyprus
Median3.427 EU countries
European Union (27)2History

Map of EU countries, December 2025

Austria: 8.7 %Belgium: 0.9 %Bulgaria: 7.9 %Cyprus: -3.2 %Czechia: 0 %Germany: 1.2 %Denmark: 0.5 %Estonia: 0.8 %Spain: 5.6 %Finland: 1.4 %France: -1.2 %Greece: 3.9 %Croatia: 9 %Hungary: 3.4 %Ireland: 3.2 %Italy: -2 %Lithuania: 1.5 %Luxembourg: 7.7 %Latvia: 6.9 %Malta: 1.7 %Netherlands: 3.5 %Poland: 4.3 %Portugal: 1.5 %Romania: 17 %Sweden: 5.4 %Slovenia: 4.4 %Slovakia: 3.7 %
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%, December 2025. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, December 2025

Romania: 17 %Romania17Croatia: 9 %Croatia9Austria: 8.7 %Austria8.7Bulgaria: 7.9 %Bulgaria7.9Luxembourg: 7.7 %Luxembourg7.7Latvia: 6.9 %Latvia6.9Spain: 5.6 %Spain5.6Sweden: 5.4 %Sweden5.4Slovenia: 4.4 %Slovenia4.4Poland: 4.3 %Poland4.3Greece: 3.9 %Greece3.9Slovakia: 3.7 %Slovakia3.7Netherlands: 3.5 %Netherlands3.5Hungary: 3.4 %Hungary3.4Ireland: 3.2 %Ireland3.2Malta: 1.7 %Malta1.7Lithuania: 1.5 %Lithuania1.5Portugal: 1.5 %Portugal1.5Finland: 1.4 %Finland1.4Germany: 1.2 %Germany1.2Belgium: 0.9 %Belgium0.9Estonia: 0.8 %Estonia0.8Denmark: 0.5 %Denmark0.5Czechia: 0 %Czechia0France: -1.2 %France-1.2Italy: -2 %Italy-2Cyprus: -3.2 %Cyprus-3.2Romania: 17 %Romania17Croatia: 9 %Croatia9Austria: 8.7 %Austria8.7Bulgaria: 7.9 %Bulgaria7.9Luxembourg: 7.7 %Luxembourg7.7Latvia: 6.9 %Latvia6.9Spain: 5.6 %Spain5.6Sweden: 5.4 %Sweden5.4Slovenia: 4.4 %Slovenia4.4Poland: 4.3 %Poland4.3Greece: 3.9 %Greece3.9Slovakia: 3.7 %Slovakia3.7Netherlands: 3.5 %Netherlands3.5Hungary: 3.4 %Hungary3.4Ireland: 3.2 %Ireland3.2Malta: 1.7 %Malta1.7Lithuania: 1.5 %Lithuania1.5Portugal: 1.5 %Portugal1.5Finland: 1.4 %Finland1.4Germany: 1.2 %Germany1.2Belgium: 0.9 %Belgium0.9Estonia: 0.8 %Estonia0.8Denmark: 0.5 %Denmark0.5Czechia: 0 %Czechia0France: -1.2 %France-1.2Italy: -2 %Italy-2Cyprus: -3.2 %Cyprus-3.2
%. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countriesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Romania17+14.5 pts
2Croatia9+5.6 pts
3Austria8.7+10.1 pts
4Bulgaria7.9+5.5 pts
5Luxembourg7.7+9.5 pts
6Latvia6.9+8.1 pts
7Spain5.6-1.8 pts
8Sweden5.4+3.9 pts
9Slovenia4.4+3.7 pts
10Poland4.3-3.7 pts
11Greece3.9-0.6 pts
12Slovakia3.7+1.7 pts
13Netherlands3.5-0.2 pts
14Hungary3.40 pts
15Ireland3.2+3.9 pts
16Malta1.7+0.8 pts
17Lithuania1.5+4.1 pts
17Portugal1.5-5.6 pts
19Finland1.4+0.1 pts
20Germany1.2-0.5 pts
21Belgium0.9-10.3 pts
22Estonia0.8+1.1 pts
23Denmark0.5-3.6 pts
24Czechia0-5.2 pts
25France-1.2-5 pts
26Italy-2-2.1 pts
27Cyprus-3.2-4.2 pts

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About this ranking

Harmonised index of consumer prices for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (COICOP 2018 division 04, which covers actual rents but not owner-occupied housing costs), 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.

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.

How to cite

Eurostat. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (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, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr) (EU countries by housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2025-12) [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, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2025-12. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-housing-utilities-inflation/eu-countries?period=2025-12. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr). EU countries by housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2025-12. 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-housing-utilities-inflation/eu-countries?period=2025-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2025-12 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-housing-utilities-inflation/eu-countries?period=2025-12 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Romania, with 17% in December 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Cyprus, with -3.2% in December 2025.

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, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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