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EU countries by household spending on housing and utilities (EUR million)

Germany had the highest household spending on housing and utilities (EUR million) of 26 EU countries in 2016, at €396.68 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €839.8 million. The median was €26.31 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.65 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest396,675Germany
Lowest839.8Malta
Median26,308.926 EU countries
European Union (27)1,645,639History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 39,878.2 EUR millionBelgium: 50,926.2 EUR millionBulgaria: 5,987.8 EUR millionCyprus: 2,087.2 EUR millionCzechia: 25,320.1 EUR millionGermany: 396,675 EUR millionDenmark: 38,469.4 EUR millionEstonia: 2,461.9 EUR millionSpain: 155,185 EUR millionFinland: 31,708 EUR millionFrance: 333,417.9 EUR millionGreece: 27,951.5 EUR millionCroatia: 5,943.9 EUR millionHungary: 12,084 EUR millionIreland: 21,142.1 EUR millionItaly: 244,977 EUR millionLuxembourg: 4,450.2 EUR millionLatvia: 2,442.4 EUR millionMalta: 839.8 EUR millionNetherlands: 76,328 EUR millionPoland: 52,726.9 EUR millionPortugal: 23,685.8 EUR millionRomania: 27,297.7 EUR millionSweden: 53,181.2 EUR millionSlovenia: 4,386.9 EUR millionSlovakia: 13,142.1 EUR million
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EUR million, 2016. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP04, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2016

Germany: 396,675 EUR millionGermany396,675France: 333,417.9 EUR millionFrance333,417.9Italy: 244,977 EUR millionItaly244,977Spain: 155,185 EUR millionSpain155,185Netherlands: 76,328 EUR millionNetherlands76,328Sweden: 53,181.2 EUR millionSweden53,181.2Poland: 52,726.9 EUR millionPoland52,726.9Belgium: 50,926.2 EUR millionBelgium50,926.2Austria: 39,878.2 EUR millionAustria39,878.2Denmark: 38,469.4 EUR millionDenmark38,469.4Finland: 31,708 EUR millionFinland31,708Greece: 27,951.5 EUR millionGreece27,951.5Romania: 27,297.7 EUR millionRomania27,297.7Czechia: 25,320.1 EUR millionCzechia25,320.1Portugal: 23,685.8 EUR millionPortugal23,685.8Ireland: 21,142.1 EUR millionIreland21,142.1Slovakia: 13,142.1 EUR millionSlovakia13,142.1Hungary: 12,084 EUR millionHungary12,084Bulgaria: 5,987.8 EUR millionBulgaria5,987.8Croatia: 5,943.9 EUR millionCroatia5,943.9Luxembourg: 4,450.2 EUR millionLuxembourg4,450.2Slovenia: 4,386.9 EUR millionSlovenia4,386.9Estonia: 2,461.9 EUR millionEstonia2,461.9Latvia: 2,442.4 EUR millionLatvia2,442.4Cyprus: 2,087.2 EUR millionCyprus2,087.2Malta: 839.8 EUR millionMalta839.8Germany: 396,675 EUR millionGermany396,675France: 333,417.9 EUR millionFrance333,417.9Italy: 244,977 EUR millionItaly244,977Spain: 155,185 EUR millionSpain155,185Netherlands: 76,328 EUR millionNetherlands76,328Sweden: 53,181.2 EUR millionSweden53,181.2Poland: 52,726.9 EUR millionPoland52,726.9Belgium: 50,926.2 EUR millionBelgium50,926.2Austria: 39,878.2 EUR millionAustria39,878.2Denmark: 38,469.4 EUR millionDenmark38,469.4Finland: 31,708 EUR millionFinland31,708Greece: 27,951.5 EUR millionGreece27,951.5Romania: 27,297.7 EUR millionRomania27,297.7Czechia: 25,320.1 EUR millionCzechia25,320.1Portugal: 23,685.8 EUR millionPortugal23,685.8Ireland: 21,142.1 EUR millionIreland21,142.1Slovakia: 13,142.1 EUR millionSlovakia13,142.1Hungary: 12,084 EUR millionHungary12,084Bulgaria: 5,987.8 EUR millionBulgaria5,987.8Croatia: 5,943.9 EUR millionCroatia5,943.9Luxembourg: 4,450.2 EUR millionLuxembourg4,450.2Slovenia: 4,386.9 EUR millionSlovenia4,386.9Estonia: 2,461.9 EUR millionEstonia2,461.9Latvia: 2,442.4 EUR millionLatvia2,442.4Cyprus: 2,087.2 EUR millionCyprus2,087.2Malta: 839.8 EUR millionMalta839.8
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP04, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2016
EUR million		Change on 2015
1Germany396,675+2.1%
2France333,417.9+1.6%
3Italy244,9770%
4Spain155,185+0.7%
5Netherlands76,328+1.3%
6Sweden53,181.2+2.4%
7Poland52,726.9-5.5%
8Belgium50,926.2+2.7%
9Austria39,878.2+3.8%
10Denmark38,469.4+2.3%
11Finland31,708+4%
12Greece27,951.5+0.7%
13Romania27,297.7+7%
14Czechia25,320.1+5.3%
15Portugal23,685.8+2.3%
16Ireland21,142.1+4.2%
17Slovakia13,142.1+3%
18Hungary12,084+5.4%
19Bulgaria5,987.8+0.6%
20Croatia5,943.9+2.4%
21Luxembourg4,450.2+3.1%
22Slovenia4,386.9+2.9%
23Estonia2,461.9+5.6%
24Latvia2,442.4+3.4%
25Cyprus2,087.2+0.4%
26Malta839.8+10.4%

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About this ranking

Annual household final consumption expenditure on housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, including actual and imputed rents, COICOP 2018 division 04. Excludes purchases of dwellings and land. Published in millions of euros at current prices.

Eurostat national accounts, domestic concept: includes non-residents spending in the territory and excludes residents spending abroad. Includes non-cash items such as imputed rent. Current prices in euros, including for non-euro countries: changes reflect prices and may reflect exchange rates. Not inflation-adjusted or purchasing-power-adjusted.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Household final consumption expenditure, CP04, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Household final consumption expenditure, CP04, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18), EU countries by household spending on housing and utilities (EUR million), 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-housing-utilities/eu-countries?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Household final consumption expenditure, CP04, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). EU countries by household spending on housing and utilities (EUR million), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-housing-utilities/eu-countries?period=2016.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Household final consumption expenditure, CP04, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18), EU countries by household spending on housing and utilities (EUR million), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-housing-utilities/eu-countries?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest household spending on housing and utilities (EUR million)?

Germany, with €396.68 billion in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest household spending on housing and utilities (EUR million)?

Malta, with €839.8 million in 2016.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Household final consumption expenditure, CP04, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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