HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
12.7
Kosovo
Lowest
-5.5
Italy
Median
3.3
Years covered
33
1993–2025
Data points
900
What the numbers show
HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 12.7 in Kosovo; the lowest is -5.5 in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.3, and the mean is 3.36.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 2,000.0%), and the largest decrease in France (down 150.0%).
HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo | 12.7 | 2022 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Romania | 10.8 | 2025 | up 315.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 7.2 | 2025 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Croatia | 7.1 | 2025 | up 543.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Belgium | 6.3 | 2025 | up 625.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Poland | 6.2 | 2025 | up 1,450.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Spain | 6.1 | 2025 | up 365.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 6.1 | 2025 | up 1,320.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 5.8 | 2025 | up 744.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Montenegro | 5.7 | 2025 | up 2,000.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Greece | 5.5 | 2025 | up 178.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Albania | 4.3 | 2022 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Hungary | 4.2 | 2025 | up 520.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands | 3.9 | 2025 | up 457.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Slovakia | 3.3 | 2025 | up 335.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Latvia | 3.3 | 2025 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Portugal | 2.7 | 2025 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Ireland | 2.3 | 2025 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Lithuania | 2.2 | 2025 | up 162.9% | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 1.7 | 2019 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Denmark | 1.6 | 2025 | up 223.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Malta | 0.9 | 2025 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Germany | 0.7 | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Austria | 0.6 | 2024 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Finland | 0.6 | 2025 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovenia | -0.1 | 2025 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Estonia | -0.1 | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 29 | France | -0.2 | 2025 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Cyprus | -1.9 | 2025 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | -5.5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.