House prices in 2025-Q4: UK 2.2%, U.S. 2%, Canada -3%, Australia 8.6%, Ireland 7%, South Korea 0.9%, Japan 5%, Germany 2.6%, Austria 3%, Switzerland 5.2%, France 1%, Belgium 3.4%, Spain 12.9%, Italy 3.9%, Netherlands 6.1%, Sweden 1.2%, Norway 5.9%, Denmark 7.6%, Finland -2.6%. Official figures for the UK compared with other countries, with the source for every value.

Latest value for each country (reference periods can differ)

UK: 3% (2026-Q2)
U.S.: 2.1% (2026-Q2)
Canada: -3.5% (2026-Q3)
Australia: 10.3% (2026-Q1)
Ireland: 6% (2026-Q2)
South Korea: 2.5% (2026-Q2)
Japan: 5% (2025-Q4)
Germany: 0.6% (2026-Q2)
Austria: 5% (2026-Q2)
Switzerland: 4.3% (2026-Q2)
France: -0.9% (2026-Q2)
Belgium: 2.2% (2026-Q2)
Spain: 12.2% (2026-Q2)
Italy: 4% (2026-Q2)
Netherlands: 6.1% (2025-Q4)
Sweden: 4.8% (2026-Q2)
Norway: 4.5% (2026-Q2)
Denmark: 9.4% (2026-Q2)
Finland: -2.7% (2026-Q2)

Periods where all selected countries have data

Period	UK	U.S.	Canada	Australia	Ireland	South Korea	Japan	Germany	Austria	Switzerland	France	Belgium	Spain	Italy	Netherlands	Sweden	Norway	Denmark	Finland
2025-Q4	2.2%	2%	-3%	8.6%	7%	0.9%	5%	2.6%	3%	5.2%	1%	3.4%	12.9%	3.9%	6.1%	1.2%	5.9%	7.6%	-2.6%
2025-Q3	2.3%	2.5%	-2.6%	6.8%	7.5%	0.3%	4.3%	3.2%	1.6%	4.6%	0.6%	3.7%	12.9%	3.7%	7.9%	0.3%	5.1%	6.3%	-2.7%
2025-Q2	2%	3.1%	-1%	4.8%	7.7%	0.5%	3.7%	3.3%	1.5%	5.5%	0.6%	2.9%	12.7%	4%	9.6%	0.6%	4.6%	7.4%	-1.6%
2025-Q1	4.1%	4.2%	2.8%	4.8%	7.9%	0.4%	4.7%	3.7%	3.6%	4.7%	0.2%	2.6%	12.3%	4.4%	10.8%	2.1%	6.4%	8.6%	-2.3%
2024-Q4	2.7%	4.6%	2.4%	5.6%	9.4%	0.2%	2.8%	2%	1.1%	3.4%	-2.1%	2.7%	11.4%	4.4%	10.8%	2.1%	4.8%	3.8%	-1.9%
2024-Q3	1%	4.4%	1.3%	6.2%	9.9%	0.2%	3.2%	-0.2%	0.5%	3.5%	-3.9%	3.6%	8.3%	3.7%	10.4%	0.2%	3.3%	5.2%	-2%
2024-Q2	0.6%	5.7%	5.1%	7.3%	8.4%	0.1%	2.8%	-2.5%	-0.2%	2.6%	-5%	3.4%	7.9%	2.9%	7.7%	-0.7%	1.5%	4.1%	-4.4%
2024-Q1	-1.3%	6.4%	4.5%	8.1%	6.3%	-0.6%	2.4%	-5.2%	-2.8%	1.6%	-5.2%	3.1%	6.3%	1.7%	3.7%	-1.6%	1.1%	1%	-4%
2023-Q4	-2.5%	6.1%	2.9%	6.5%	3.1%	-3.6%	2.1%	-7.5%	-3%	1.5%	-3.9%	2.7%	4.4%	1.6%	0.1%	-2.9%	-0.7%	-0.6%	-5.6%

the UK is the reference; other countries are shown for comparison only. Values come from the same indicator and period.

House prices: the UK compared with other countries – UK 3%, U.S. 2.1%, Canada -4.3% (Q2 2026)

Latest value for each country (reference periods can differ)

Periods where all selected countries have data

Sources