Data · Electricity price inflation by country: latest official figures
Electricity price inflation by country, October 2025: ranking
In October 2025, Austria had the highest rate among 18 countries (40.7%) and France the lowest (-13.8%). 8 countries rose from the previous month and 8 fell. The euro area figure was -0.8%.
| Rank | Country | Latest | Period | Change from previous month | Definition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 40.7% | 2025-10 | +4.5pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2 | Australia | 37.1% | 2025-10 | +3.2pp | Electricity component of the national CPI | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| 3 | Sweden | 21.6% | 2025-10 | -0.8pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 4 | Spain | 18.7% | 2025-10 | +1.9pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 5 | Belgium | 9.4% | 2025-10 | +1.5pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 6 | Poland | 8% | 2025-10 | -0.1pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 7 | Ireland | 3.7% | 2025-10 | +1.3pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 8 | Netherlands | 3.6% | 2025-10 | -0.8pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 9 | Japan | 3.5% | 2025-10 | +0.3pp | Electricity component of the national CPI | Statistics Bureau of Japan |
| 10 | Norway | 0.9% | 2025-10 | -25.8pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 11 | South Korea | -0.43% | 2025-10 | 0pp | Electricity component of the national CPI | Statistics Korea (KOSIS) |
| 12 | Germany | -1.5% | 2025-10 | +0.1pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 13 | Portugal | -3.2% | 2025-10 | -0.9pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 14 | Finland | -6.7% | 2025-10 | -14.2pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 15 | Italy | -7.5% | 2025-10 | -1.7pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 16 | Denmark | -8.4% | 2025-10 | +3pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 17 | Switzerland | -8.7% | 2025-10 | 0pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 18 | France | -13.8% | 2025-10 | -0.1pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| Regional average (not ranked) | Euro area | -0.8% | 2025-10 | -0.1pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
How to read this
- Change is the difference from the previous period of the same series, in percentage points.
- Definitions are not identical across countries (see the definition column). The table compares published headline figures; it is not a ranking of living standards.
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Source
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) — license
- Source: Statistics Korea (KOSIS), Consumer Price Survey / Economically Active Population Survey, 2025-10 — license
- Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Consumer Price Index, accessed 2025-10 — license
- Source: Eurostat, accessed 2025-10 — license