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Electricity price inflation by country, April 2026: ranking

In April 2026, Australia had the highest rate among 17 countries (22.5%) and Denmark the lowest (-32.6%). 3 countries rose from the previous month and 9 fell. The euro area figure was -0.6%.

These figures are the 12-month change in a price index (how fast prices rose), not the price level or the size of a bill.

RankCountryLatestPeriodChange from previous monthDefinitionSource
1Australia22.5%2026-04-2.9ppElectricity component of the national CPIAustralian Bureau of Statistics
2Poland12.8%2026-040ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
3Italy7%2026-04+11.9ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
4Sweden4.6%2026-04-0.4ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
5Belgium3.3%2026-04+9.9ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
6Ireland3.3%2026-04-1.3ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
7Norway2.3%2026-04-8.7ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
8South Korea-0.43%2026-040ppElectricity component of the national CPIStatistics Korea (KOSIS)
9Portugal-0.6%2026-040ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
10France-1%2026-04+2.1ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
11Finland-2.8%2026-04-24.8ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
12Switzerland-3%2026-040ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
13Netherlands-3.2%2026-04-0.8ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
14Spain-4.3%2026-04-8.6ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
15Germany-4.5%2026-040ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
16Austria-10.2%2026-04-1.9ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
17Denmark-32.6%2026-04-2.3ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)
Regional average (not ranked)Euro area-0.6%2026-04+1.5ppHICP electricityEurostat (European Commission)

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