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

Germany had the highest household spending on housing and utilities (EUR million) of 27 EU countries in 2020, at €451.91 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €1.11 billion. The median was €30.69 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.81 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest451,908Germany

Lowest1,112.1Malta

Median30,687.827 EU countries

European Union (27)1,807,798History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Under 5,000
5,000 to 20K
20K to 35K
35K to 61K
61K and over

EUR million, 2020. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP04, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2020

EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP04, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2020 EUR million	Change on 2019
1	Germany Provisional	451,908	+3%
2	France	359,251.5	+1%
3	Italy	252,767.3	-0.8%
4	Spain	164,523	-1.5%
5	Netherlands	88,009	+4.5%
6	Poland	62,069.8	+2.5%
7	Sweden	56,283.5	+4%
8	Belgium	56,224	+0.6%
9	Austria	46,077.9	+4.1%
10	Denmark	42,780.9	+3.1%
11	Finland	35,674	+2.5%
12	Czechia	34,442.1	+3.5%
13	Romania	33,492.3	+0.5%
14	Greece	30,687.8	+4.5%
15	Portugal	26,270.8	+3%
16	Ireland	26,157.1	+1.2%
17	Slovakia	15,614.2	+7.4%
18	Hungary	15,277.4	-1.2%
19	Bulgaria	7,252.2	-4.3%
20	Croatia	6,428.5	-0.4%
21	Luxembourg	4,926.7	+2.5%
22	Slovenia	4,914.7	+1.8%
23	Lithuania	4,522.6	+3.2%
24	Estonia	2,999	-2%
25	Latvia	2,768.4	+2.6%
26	Cyprus	2,734.9	+4.1%
27	Malta	1,112.1	-2%

Other periods

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. 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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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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table

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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), 2020. 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=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

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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), 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Germany, with €451.91 billion in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with €1.11 billion in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.