HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS in Austria
Austria: HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS was 0.6 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS in Austria, 1996–2024
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.6 for hicp - housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 95.0% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels in Austria peaked at 14.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2002.
Austria ranks 24th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5.3 | — |
| 1997 | 3.3 | -37.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9 | -72.7% |
| 1999 | 1.2 | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 3.4 | +183.3% |
| 2001 | 3 | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6 | -80.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6 | +166.7% |
| 2004 | 4.2 | +162.5% |
| 2005 | 6.2 | +47.6% |
| 2006 | 5.4 | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 4.3 | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 2.5 | -41.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8 | +86.7% |
| 2011 | 3.6 | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.7 | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | -37.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6 | +60.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5 | +56.2% |
| 2019 | 2.7 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1 | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 3.2 | +52.4% |
| 2022 | 14.5 | +353.1% |
| 2023 | 11.9 | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6 | -95.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.3, 18% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7, 22% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +353.1% | 3.2 | 14.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.67 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.27 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 | 1 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.46 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 33 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hicp - housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels in Austria?
- Hicp - housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels in Austria was 0.6 in 2024, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest hicp - housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for hicp - housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels?
- Austria ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hicp - housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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