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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 2017, at €408.69 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €968 million. The median was €28.11 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.69 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest408,693Germany
Lowest968Malta
Median28,11226 EU countries
European Union (27)1,687,390History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 41,383 EUR millionBelgium: 52,807.3 EUR millionBulgaria: 6,512.3 EUR millionCyprus: 2,138.9 EUR millionCzechia: 27,960 EUR millionGermany: 408,693 EUR millionDenmark: 39,257.2 EUR millionEstonia: 2,631.8 EUR millionSpain: 159,305 EUR millionFinland: 32,732 EUR millionFrance: 338,541 EUR millionGreece: 28,264 EUR millionCroatia: 6,052.5 EUR millionHungary: 13,141.1 EUR millionIreland: 22,631.9 EUR millionItaly: 248,397.1 EUR millionLuxembourg: 4,591.5 EUR millionLatvia: 2,458 EUR millionMalta: 968 EUR millionNetherlands: 77,547 EUR millionPoland: 56,047.1 EUR millionPortugal: 23,957.4 EUR millionRomania: 29,427.5 EUR millionSweden: 54,441.3 EUR millionSlovenia: 4,470 EUR millionSlovakia: 13,267.3 EUR million
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EUR million, 2017. 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, 2017

Germany: 408,693 EUR millionGermany408,693France: 338,541 EUR millionFrance338,541Italy: 248,397.1 EUR millionItaly248,397.1Spain: 159,305 EUR millionSpain159,305Netherlands: 77,547 EUR millionNetherlands77,547Poland: 56,047.1 EUR millionPoland56,047.1Sweden: 54,441.3 EUR millionSweden54,441.3Belgium: 52,807.3 EUR millionBelgium52,807.3Austria: 41,383 EUR millionAustria41,383Denmark: 39,257.2 EUR millionDenmark39,257.2Finland: 32,732 EUR millionFinland32,732Romania: 29,427.5 EUR millionRomania29,427.5Greece: 28,264 EUR millionGreece28,264Czechia: 27,960 EUR millionCzechia27,960Portugal: 23,957.4 EUR millionPortugal23,957.4Ireland: 22,631.9 EUR millionIreland22,631.9Slovakia: 13,267.3 EUR millionSlovakia13,267.3Hungary: 13,141.1 EUR millionHungary13,141.1Bulgaria: 6,512.3 EUR millionBulgaria6,512.3Croatia: 6,052.5 EUR millionCroatia6,052.5Luxembourg: 4,591.5 EUR millionLuxembourg4,591.5Slovenia: 4,470 EUR millionSlovenia4,470Estonia: 2,631.8 EUR millionEstonia2,631.8Latvia: 2,458 EUR millionLatvia2,458Cyprus: 2,138.9 EUR millionCyprus2,138.9Malta: 968 EUR millionMalta968Germany: 408,693 EUR millionGermany408,693France: 338,541 EUR millionFrance338,541Italy: 248,397.1 EUR millionItaly248,397.1Spain: 159,305 EUR millionSpain159,305Netherlands: 77,547 EUR millionNetherlands77,547Poland: 56,047.1 EUR millionPoland56,047.1Sweden: 54,441.3 EUR millionSweden54,441.3Belgium: 52,807.3 EUR millionBelgium52,807.3Austria: 41,383 EUR millionAustria41,383Denmark: 39,257.2 EUR millionDenmark39,257.2Finland: 32,732 EUR millionFinland32,732Romania: 29,427.5 EUR millionRomania29,427.5Greece: 28,264 EUR millionGreece28,264Czechia: 27,960 EUR millionCzechia27,960Portugal: 23,957.4 EUR millionPortugal23,957.4Ireland: 22,631.9 EUR millionIreland22,631.9Slovakia: 13,267.3 EUR millionSlovakia13,267.3Hungary: 13,141.1 EUR millionHungary13,141.1Bulgaria: 6,512.3 EUR millionBulgaria6,512.3Croatia: 6,052.5 EUR millionCroatia6,052.5Luxembourg: 4,591.5 EUR millionLuxembourg4,591.5Slovenia: 4,470 EUR millionSlovenia4,470Estonia: 2,631.8 EUR millionEstonia2,631.8Latvia: 2,458 EUR millionLatvia2,458Cyprus: 2,138.9 EUR millionCyprus2,138.9Malta: 968 EUR millionMalta968
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP04, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
EUR million		Change on 2016
1Germany408,693+3%
2France338,541+1.5%
3Italy248,397.1+1.4%
4Spain159,305+2.7%
5Netherlands77,547+1.6%
6Poland56,047.1+6.3%
7Sweden54,441.3+2.4%
8Belgium52,807.3+3.7%
9Austria41,383+3.8%
10Denmark39,257.2+2%
11Finland32,732+3.2%
12Romania29,427.5+7.8%
13Greece28,264+1.1%
14Czechia27,960+10.4%
15Portugal23,957.4+1.1%
16Ireland22,631.9+7%
17Slovakia13,267.3+1%
18Hungary13,141.1+8.7%
19Bulgaria6,512.3+8.8%
20Croatia6,052.5+1.8%
21Luxembourg4,591.5+3.2%
22Slovenia4,470+1.9%
23Estonia2,631.8+6.9%
24Latvia2,458+0.6%
25Cyprus2,138.9+2.5%
26Malta968+15.3%

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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 2017 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), 2017. 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=2017. 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), 2017. 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=2017.

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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), 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Germany, with €408.69 billion in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with €968 million in 2017.

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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 2017 and are not ranked.

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